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Fired FBI Director James B. Comey is likely to stay away from interference in an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the November presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

James Comey likely to leave Russia questions unanswered

While former FBI Director James B. Comey intends to speak at length about his strange and strained relationship with President Trump when he testifies before Congress on Thursday, former bureau officials said he is unlikely to shed new light on the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and any links with members of the Trump campaign.

June 7, 2017
Former FBI Director James B. Comey is at the center of one of the most anticipated congressional hearings in years. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump asked for end to Flynn probe, former FBI Director Comey will testify

President Trump repeatedly complained to former FBI Director James B. Comey of a "cloud" over his administration because of the bureau's probe into Trump campaign figures' dealings with Russia and asked that the FBI drop its probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Mr. Comey says in prepared testimony he'll deliver to Congress on Thursday.

June 7, 2017
A DHS photo of a classroom at the Berks Family Residential Center, a facility for housing illegal-immigrant families. A June 2 audit by the DHS's office of inspector general found the facilities to be clean and well-run. (oig.dhs.gov)[https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-17-65-Jun17.pdf]

DHS audit clears facilities that detain illegal immigrant families

The facilities Homeland Security uses to detain illegal immigrant families are actually clean, well-run and meet the government's standards, the inspector general said in a new report Wednesday that contradicts the complaints filed by immigrant-rights advocates.

June 7, 2017
President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office during his first term in office. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump backs permanent snooping powers for intelligence agencies

Just months after President Trump complained about being spied on by the Obama administration, his administration is embracing a full permanent extension of the secret snooping powers the government used to track conversations between his campaign aides and Russian operatives.

June 7, 2017
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