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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined at left by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. With the Democrat edging past the Republican in the Pennsylvania special election in a Trump-heavy district, Ryan fielded questions on whether it was a wake-up call for the November midterms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders: Do it for the troops on spending bill

Republican leaders told balky conservatives Tuesday to drop their complaints and approve a budget-busting spending bill in order in order to get the Pentagon more money and end what they have deemed a "readiness crisis" in the military.

March 20, 2018
Thousands of people take part in the ``Free the People Immigration March,'' to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration, in Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 18, 2017. March and rally organizers are calling for an end to ICE raids and deportations, minority killings by police and that health care be provided for documented and undocumented individuals. Immigrant, faith, labor and community groups are expected to attend, calling for sanctuary to be given to immigrants.. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

California city votes to opt out of sanctuary law

A small California city voted Monday to opt out of the state's new sanctuary law, with the city's leaders saying they hoped others would follow their lead and defy the restrictions placed on their ability to cooperate with federal authorities.

March 20, 2018
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Rattled Republicans were hit with the reality check Wednesday in the startling strong performance of a fresh-faced Democrat deep in Trump country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan: Trump won’t fire Mueller

Top Republicans said Tuesday they're confident President Trump won't try to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, saying he should be allowed to finish his probe into the 2016 elections.

March 20, 2018
Rep. Justin Amash, Michigan Republican (Associated Press)

Spending bill: Republicans rush to beat shutdown

Congressional Republicans were rushing to put finishing touches on a $1.3 trillion bill Monday to fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2018, retreating on most conservative demands in order to earn help from Democrats in passing the bill by a shutdown deadline Friday.

March 19, 2018
President Trump at this time last year was crowing over the debt, which stood at $19.947 trillion and quickly dipped after his inauguration. He took to Twitter to demand credit. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump adds $1 trillion to national debt in 14 months

President Trump has now amassed his first $1 trillion in debt, crossing that ignominious mark late last week -- and analysts said it's just a taste of what's to come after the tax-cuts and spending spree of recent months.

March 15, 2018
In this file photo, immigrant-rights supporters gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Frustrated with both President Trump and Congress, activists are increasingly turning to the courts to try to alter the country's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Donald Trump hit with new round of immigration lawsuits

Frustrated with both President Trump and Congress, immigrant-rights activists increasingly are turning to the courts to try to alter the country's immigration policies -- with three new lawsuits filed on Thursday alone against the Department of Homeland Security.

March 15, 2018
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the California Peace Officers' Association at the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Sessions told law enforcement officers at the conference Wednesday that the Justice Department sued California because state laws are preventing federal immigration agents from doing their jobs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jeff Sessions made ‘error’ in DACA legal memo, says Justice Department

The Justice Department said in court Wednesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made an "error" in his memo laying out the legal problems with the Obama-era DACA program, as a federal judge repeatedly blasted the Trump administration for weak reasoning in revoking the deportation amnesty.

March 14, 2018
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 20, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Beyer, Dems demand Jared Kushner ouster from White House

More than two dozen Democrats demanded Wednesday that President Trump fire his son-in-law from his roles in the White House, saying his security clearance problems and business conflicts of interest make him unfit to serve.

March 14, 2018
"Sanctuary cities are protecting a horrible group of people, in many cases — criminals," said President Trump during a speech. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump says wall will stop ‘99.5 percent’ of illegal traffic

President Trump predicted Tuesday that his border wall will stop "99.5 percent" of illegal-immigrant traffic as he toured eight wall prototypes being tested in San Diego, saying it will save thousands of Americans' lives and the money saved will far outweigh costs of construction.

March 13, 2018
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, Texas sanctuary city fight backed by appeals court

States have the power to punish sanctuary cities within their borders and to force local police and sheriff's departments to cooperate in turning illegal immigrants over to the federal government for deportation, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in upholding a Texas law.

March 13, 2018
File - In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. A federal immigration official says about 800 people living in Northern California were able to avoid arrest because of a warning by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Thomas Homan, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief, told "Fox and Friends" Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, that what Schaaf did was "no better than a gang lookout yelling 'police' when a police cruiser comes in the neighborhood." (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)

Former ICE official says agency exaggerated Oakland arrests

Top federal officials exaggerated the number of illegal immigrant criminals they had targeted for deportation in last month's enforcement sweep in northern California, a former Homeland Security spokesman said in defending his decision to quit the department.

March 13, 2018