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Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Austin, Texas. A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

3D-printed-gun design shared by activists despite judge order

A judge's attempt to halt the spread of blueprints for 3D-printed guns backfired Wednesday as the plans spread across the internet, posted and shared by people who said they were determined to strike a blow for free speech, to protect gun rights, or just to thumb their nose at the government.

August 1, 2018
In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo protesters hold signs as they listen to speakers at a rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Hundreds of bills await action by California lawmakers as the Legislature begins the last week of business this year. Among the issues is the so-called sanctuary state bill, which would restrict state and local aw enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)

U.S. appeals court: Trump ‘sanctuary cities’ order is illegal

A federal appeals court ruled President Trump's executive order punishing sanctuary cities by withholding money is unconstitutional -- but in a twist, the court cleared the way for the government to carry out the policy in much of the country.

August 1, 2018
IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ohio joins battle to force Lois Lerner records be released

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine asked a judge Wednesday to release former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner's secret testimony about her actions during the Obama administration's tea party targeting, saying Americans deserve an "unvarnished publish accounting" of what Ms. Lerner did.

August 1, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, arrives for a private meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kavanaugh hearings likely to push to September

Judge Brett Kavanaugh may not be on the Supreme Court for the start of the justices' new term in early October, a key senator signaled Tuesday, suggesting a slightly slower schedule than some Republicans had hoped for.

August 1, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell charged the committees with evaluating sanctions legislation against Russia and to recommend additional measures that could respond to or deter Russian malignant behavior. (Associated Press)

GOP focused on avoiding government shutdown

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday brushed off President Trump's threats of a government shutdown over border wall funding, saying that while money for the wall is important, they're not going to let it send Congress into partisan gridlock.

July 31, 2018
From left, Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief Carla Provost, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Executive Associate Director of Enforcement And Removal Operations Matthew Albence, Federal Health Coordinating Official for the 2018 UAC Reunification Effort Cmdr. Dr Jonathan White, and Executive Office for Immigration Review Director James McHenry III, testify as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement and family reunification efforts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top health official warned feds against family separations

A senior government health official had warned the Trump administration against any policy that would lead to immigrant family separations after crossing the border illegally, and was assured no such plan was in the works -- only to see the Justice Department announce the zero-tolerance policy anyway.

July 31, 2018
FILE - In this March 8, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, left, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, walks with this wife Kathleen Manafort, as they arrive at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va. Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Paul Manafort will remain in jail during trial, court rules

Paul Manafort will remain behind bars while he fights two separate prosecutions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, upholding a district court judge's decision that Mr. Manafort tried to tamper with witnesses in the case against him.

July 31, 2018
Immigrants described hunger, cold and fear in a voluminous court filing about the facilities where they were held in the days after crossing the border. Advocates fanned out across the southwest to interview more than 200 immigrant parents and children. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Associated Press)

Illegal immigrant court complaint: Bad food, chill, disease

Illegal immigrant families are furious at the treatment they received after being detained at the border, complaining of bad burritos, cold soups, being forced to drink water out of toilets and contagious disease outbreaks that have swept through the facilities.

July 29, 2018
Samuel Cazun, of Guatemala, right, waves to his family at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport before reuniting with his father Edvin after being separated about a month ago at the southern border after they crossed the Rio Grande into the United States, Monday, July 23, 2018, in Hebron, Ky. Edvin said they were separated at the "detention" and he spent 15 days without knowing anything about his son. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Judge: Border family reunification ‘has been completed’

The judge overseeing the chaos from President Trump's zero-tolerance border policy gave the government good marks for its efforts to reunify families, saying that for the parents the government has control over "that process has been completed."

July 28, 2018