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Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DOJ reveals scope of Trump campaign surveillance probe

The Justice Department on Monday gave more details about the review Attorney General William P. Barr has ordered into the government's surveillance of President Trump's 2016 campaign, saying there are still too many "open questions" about why it was done.

June 10, 2019
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addresses the Virginia GOP Convention in Roanoke on June 7, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ken Cuccinelli named acting head of DHS’s legal immigration division

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was officially named acting director at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday, putting him in charge of some of the most important behind-the-scenes immigration initiatives of the Trump administration.

June 10, 2019
In this Oct. 21, 2011, file photo, a truck crosses the border between Mexico and the United States in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. President Donald Trump says he has "indefinitely suspended" tariffs he has threatened to impose Monday on Mexican imports. Trump says on Twitter that the U.S. and Mexico "reached a signed agreement" Friday, June 7, 2019 night. The president says Mexico "has agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border." (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump says Mexico has reached deal on border crisis

Mexico promised Friday to step up its own border enforcement and to allow the return of some Central Americans who crossed its territory en route to the U.S., striking a deal to head off crippling economic tariffs President Trump had vowed to impose next week.

June 7, 2019
In this June 5, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Theres increasing pressure on Pelosi to at least start an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump obstructed special counsel Robert Muellers investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Democrats prepare for Mueller Week; GOP demands cooler rhetoric

They're not yet ready to call it impeachment, but Democrats will take a large step on their journey to that point this week, with a series of hearings on special counsel Robert Mueller's Report and a major vote to hold top Trump officials in contempt of Congress.

June 7, 2019
Trucks line up at the Corboba - LasAmericas international bridge to cross with their cargo from Mexico into the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, May 31, 2019. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Friday that Mexico won't panic over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of coercive tariffs, measures that economists say could have dramatic consequences for both nations and potentially spur a full-blown trade war. (AP Photo/Christian Torrez)

Mexico tariffs still on track: White House

The White House said Friday that President Trump is still on track to slap tariffs on Mexico on Monday, even though the two sides are making progress in talks over how to stop the flow of illegal immigrants heading north.

June 7, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is shown here in an undated file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DHS broke rules on deporting veterans: GAO report

Homeland Security failed to cut U.S. military veterans breaks in deportation cases, the government's chief auditor said in a new report Thursday that confirms complaints some members of Congress had lodged over too-harsh treatment.

June 6, 2019