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"We're going to have tremendous Democrat support on infrastructure," President Trump said, but Democrats said Republicans blew the $1 trillion needed to rebuild America's crumbling roads, bridges and rails on their tax cut bill. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump seeks Democrats’ help with infrastructure plan

The White House on Sunday said President Trump wants to introduce an infrastructure package in January and reach for a deal with Democrats, a pivot toward bipartisanship after Republican-only efforts on health care and taxes produced mixed results this year.

December 24, 2017
Activists protested this week in the offices of Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, to demand a clean Dream Act. (Associated Press)

Democrats ‘betray’ illegal immigrant Dreamers

Illegal immigrant Dreamers said they have been betrayed by Democratic leaders who failed to force a government shutdown showdown this week over demands to pass a legalization bill by the end of the year.

December 20, 2017
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**

Supreme Court: Trump doesn’t have to turn over DACA documents

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the Trump administration doesn't have to turn over a massive load of documents relating to the decision to phase out the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, and delivered another spanking to a California court that's repeatedly ruled against President Trump.

December 20, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ron Wyden: Trump tax audit may be tainted by pro-Trump IRS chief

A top Democratic senator said Wednesday he fears the IRS may be too biased to handle the audit of President Trump's taxes, saying the fact that the agency is led by an acting commissioner who is also a top Trump political appointee at the main Treasury Department is worrisome.

December 20, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, arrives for a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Republicans are ready to ram a $1.5 trillion tax package through Congress, giving President Donald Trump the legislative win he desperately wants. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Paul Ryan says he’s staying

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday he's "not going anywhere," pushing back against speculation among his colleagues that he'll be leaving Congress next year, after the tax cut bill is done.

December 19, 2017
Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a 'Clean Dream Act' that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S.,Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Miami. President Trump announced plans to end a program protecting them. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Legalizing ‘Dreamers’ would cost $26 billion: CBO

Legalizing 2 million illegal immigrant "Dreamers" would cost the government $25.9 billion over the next decade, as those now-legal people would claim more tax, education and other benefits they haven't been able to get before, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday.

December 15, 2017
Supporters cheer as an Iranian citizen with a valid U.S. visa arrives at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. An Iranian man turned away from Los Angeles International Airport under President Donald Trump's executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority nations has arrived back in the U.S. under a federal judge's order. A federal judge on Sunday ordered U.S. authorities bring him back. He was among hundreds detained or turned away from airports after the ban was implemented. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

DHS asks allies to do more screening on travelers to U.S.

The Trump administration on Friday tweaked the rules on more than three dozen countries whose citizens don't have to obtain a visa to visit the U.S., demanding they do more to screen people within their own borders before they can travel to America.

December 15, 2017
In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. U.S. President Donald Trump will direct the Homeland Security Department to start building a wall at the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, file)

Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels

Illegal immigration across the Southwest border has surged back to Obama-era levels, according to the latest data released last week that suggests the gains President Trump made early in his tenure have worn off.

December 15, 2017