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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is shown in this April 4, 2019 file photo. Mrs. Pelosi told the TIME 100 Summit on April 23 that she has a meeting planned the next week with President Trump to discuss moving forward on an infrastructure bill. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats’ first 100 days show little progress

Democrats stormed into control of the House on promises to raise wages, lower the cost of health care and improve how Congress works, saying they were siphoning power from Washington elites and giving it back to the people.

April 14, 2019
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Twitter says study proves no anti-conservative bias

Twitter told senators Wednesday that it doesn't hold a bias against conservatives, saying the social media giant studied tweets by all Democrats and Republicans in Congress this year and found they drew similar rates of viewership.

April 10, 2019
Attorney General William Barr reacts as he appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to make his Justice Department budget request, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Washington. Barr said Wednesday that he was reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. He said he believed the president's campaign had been spied on and he was concerned about possible abuses of government power. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Spying did occur’ on Trump campaign: William Barr

Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday that under the Obama administration, the FBI did spy on President Trump's campaign -- though he said he has yet to conclude whether the actions were legal and correct.

April 10, 2019
Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos) ** FILE **

Donald Trump rules out ‘Obama’ family separations in renewed border crackdown

President Trump on Tuesday ruled out a restart of family separations at the border, but a top administration aide laid out an expansive agenda they hope to accomplish otherwise, including rules to make it tougher to claim asylum and powers to let the administration detain illegal immigrant families who jump the border.

April 9, 2019
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House vows to appeal Judge Richard Seeborg asylum ruling

The White House on Tuesday vowed an appeal and angrily denounced an Obama-appointed judge who ruled against President Trump's new get-tough policy to make migrants wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are being heard in the U.S.

April 9, 2019