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President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 17, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump loses another round in DACA revocation court battle

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump's 2017 attempt to phase out the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," saying his administration didn't do enough to justify his reasoning.

May 17, 2019
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office says that as a state with sovereign powers under the Constitution, Texas can't be treated like a federal agency or Cabinet secretary who can be compelled to comply. (Associated Press)

Texas asserts sovereign immunity against Congress

Texas is asserting its sovereign immunity against Congress, telling Democrats on two congressional committees this week that the state has no obligation to comply with their investigative demands.

May 16, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks on immigration in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump announces plan to overhaul legal immigration

President Trump sought to retake the reins of the immigration debate Thursday by announcing a bold plan to refashion legal immigration from its heavy reliance on family ties into a points-based system that would boost those with preferred skills.

May 16, 2019
In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarters building in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Lawmakers demand FBI reveal Florida election hack

Democrats and Republicans said Thursday that the FBI must reveal the names of the two Florida counties that were penetrated by hackers ahead of the 2016 election, saying voters were the victims and deserve to know.

May 16, 2019
A man kicks away a tear gas canister launched by an unknown person near the site where supporters are waiting for Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido to speak, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2019. Officials loyal to Nicolas Maduro have said that Guaido is under investigation for inciting violence against the government and receiving illicit funds. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) **FILE**

U.S. halts flights to Venezuela, citing security concerns

Homeland Security announced Wednesday it was suspending flights between the U.S. and Venezuela, saying the security situation has deteriorated so badly that the safety of passengers and crew cannot be guaranteed.

May 15, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testifies about the budget to a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee, Wednesday May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mnuchin says Congress will have to sue to get Trump taxes

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that Congress and the administration have different interpretations of the law regarding Congress's access to tax returns, and he said if Democrats want President Trump's returns they'll have to get the courts to force the release.

May 15, 2019
In this May 9, 2019, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP demands Pelosi take action on pro-Israel bill

Congress's top Republicans are demanding that House Democrats do something dramatic to confront anti-Semitism -- and suggested a good start would be to pass a bill countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

May 15, 2019
In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell vows vote on disaster relief bill

The Senate will hold a vote on an emergency spending disaster relief bill next week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday, saying he won't send his troops home to affected states for a Memorial Day vacation without giving them a chance to show some progress.

May 14, 2019
In this June 24, 2018, photo, immigrants from Honduras seeking asylum wait on the Gateway International Bridge, which connects the United States and Mexico, in Matamoros, Mexico. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate Democrats offer bill to help migrants at border

Senate Democrats offered their ante Tuesday to try to solve the border crisis, saying the hundreds of thousands of migrants surging north can be solved with nation-building in Central America and more humanitarian assistance to welcome those that do reach the U.S.

May 14, 2019
In this file photo from February 2015, a couple walk to get their marriage license at the Montgomery County Probate Office in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh) ** FILE **

Feds bust massive marriage immigration fraud

Federal prosecutors have broken up a major marriage fraud ring in Houston that charged nearly 50 Vietnamese migrants up to $70,000 to provide them with fake spouses, phony wedding pictures and fraudulent documents, all for a shot at a U.S. green card.

May 14, 2019