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President Donald Trump smiles at the end of his addresses to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as House Speaker Paul Ryan applauds. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Federal government to exhaust debt limit this fall

The federal government will run out of borrowing space and bump up against its debt limit some time this fall, the Congressional Budget Office said in a new report Tuesday, starting the clock on what's likely to be a tough fight for Republicans to raise the cap.

March 7, 2017
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (right) listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Illegal immigrant mothers and children sneaking across border face sepration

Homeland Security could begin separating illegal immigrant mothers and children caught sneaking across the border, Secretary John F. Kelly said Monday, floating another get-tough proposal designed to make families from Central America think twice before making the treacherous journey north.

March 6, 2017
Protestors dressed as a diabolical Uncle Sam, on stilts, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto hold hands as they walk along the border fence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A group of about 30 protestors gathered to paint slogans on the border wall and stage a performance mocking the relationship between Pena and President Donald Trump. The partial message in Spanish behind reads: "Neither delinquents nor illegals, we are international workers." (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

White House: Border wall cost could run $25 million per mile

The estimates of President Trump's proposed border wall run anywhere from $8 million to $25 million a mile, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said in a radio interview Monday -- though he said no decisions have been made on exactly what the wall will look like.

March 6, 2017
Former U.S. President George W. Bush discusses his new book "Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors," a collection of his artwork featuring paintings of veterans at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

George W. Bush says he didn’t mean to criticize Trump

Former President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he does not plan to criticize President Trump, and said he didn't intend his comments about the importance of a free press as a barb against his successor.

March 1, 2017
A biometric entry-exit system at U.S. ports has been required by law for years but has been difficult to build. (Associated Press/File)

Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama

The government flagged more than 1.6 million foreign visitors for overstaying their visas from 2013 to 2015, but deportation agents said they fell too low on President Obama's list of priorities to bother targeting for removal, according to a watchdog report released Monday.

February 27, 2017
Sunland Park, New Mexico, is seen over the U.S. border fence as a protestor finishes painting the Spanish slogan "Neither delinquents nor illegals, we are international workers" on the Ciudad Juarez, Mexico side of the fence, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A group of around 30 protestors gathered to paint messages on the border wall on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez and stage a performance mocking the relationship between Presidents Donald Trump and Enrique Pena Nieto. (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

Illegal immigration dropped 27 percent in January

Illegal immigration across the southwest border plummeted in January as the flow of both illegal immigrant families and children traveling alone dried up, according to numbers released by Customs and Border Protection on Monday.

February 27, 2017
Demonstrators at Los Angeles International Airport showed support for President Trump's executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven primarily Muslim nations. (Associated Press)

Refugee surge occurred after Donald Trump extreme vetting policy halted

The U.S. did see a surge of people entering from the seven terrorism-connected countries in the days after a federal judge halted President Trump's extreme vetting policy, according to government statistics that back up Mr. Trump's claims of a "big increase in traffic."

February 26, 2017