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Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kelly: ‘Terrorist travel’ threat backs up Trump ban

Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly sounded a loud alarm Tuesday over an "unprecedented spike in terrorist travel" including to the U.S., moving to shore up the defense of the administration's travel ban one day after President Trump's tweets seemed to undercut his case before the Supreme Court.

June 6, 2017
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Kelly, DHS secretary: World facing most terrorist ‘foot soldiers’ ever

Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly sounded a loud alarm Tuesday over the dangers of terrorists from overseas finding ways into the U.S., saying there are more potential terrorists than ever, and saying federal courts and reluctant state governments are hindering security efforts here at home.

June 6, 2017
Syrian children, evacuated from Aleppo, stand inside a tent at a refugee camp near Idlib, Syria, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says 7,500 civilians have been evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo and that he has reached out to Tehran in a bid to keep the process on track.(AP Photo)

Donald Trump refugee numbers drop sharply

Despite a court order halting most of his extreme vetting policy, President Trump's administration has quietly been working toward his goal of a drastic cut in the number of refugees the U.S. will accept this fiscal year.

June 4, 2017
Despite President Trump's pledge to abandon U.S. commitments to the Paris climate agreement to reduce carbon emissions, Pittsburgh Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto said his city will still abide by the accord. (Associated Press)

U.S. economy, world already locked into lower-emission model

Green groups blasted President Trump for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement Thursday, but predicted the U.S. economy and much of the rest of the world are already locked into a lower-emission model, even without the U.S. government's involvement.

June 1, 2017
Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves before he is awarded the German Media Prize 2016 in Baden-Baden, Germany, Thursday, May 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Deportation cases lagged under Barack Obama, says watchdog

Under the Bush administration, it took an immigration judge less than a month to finish the average deportation case. Near the end of President Obama's tenure, that time had soared to nearly a year, according to a new report Thursday from the government's chief watchdog that underscores the immigration mess the previous administration left.

June 1, 2017
Former US President waves before he is awarded the German Media Prize 2016 in Baden-Baden, Germany, Thursday, May 25, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Obama lashes at Trump as climate legacy slips away

A frustrated former President Obama chided President Trump Thursday for canceling U.S. involvement in the Paris climate agreement, and insisted the rest of the world is still headed toward lower greenhouse gas emissions even without American leadership.

June 1, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in this March 24, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Donald Trump to exit Paris climate accord

President Trump is laying the groundwork this week to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, seeking options for how to extricate the U.S. in a process that could take years to complete.

May 31, 2017
An audit conducted by PILF, a voter integrity group, found 1,852 illegal immigrants voted in Virginia elections over a decade. Critics of Gov. Terry McAuliffe say he sought to keep such illegal voting from public view. (Associated Press)

Illegals in Virginia registered, voted in elections

When Maureen Erickson registered to vote in Prince William County, she listed her home address as a street in Guatemala, in what should have been a very strong indication that she wasn't a regular Virginia resident.

May 30, 2017