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In this file photo, people hold anti-deportation signs during a rally, Thursday, March 9, 2017, in New York. The rally was held in support of Ravi Ragbir, leader of the New Sanctuary Coalition, and an immigrant from Trinidad, who may face deportation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Number of sanctuary cities nears 500: Report

Nearly 500 jurisdictions are now sanctuary cities, according to a group that's tracked the issue for more than a decade, and who said there's been a massive surge in the number of places trying to thwart federal immigration agents since President Trump's election.

March 14, 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)

Dems vow govt. shutdown over Donald Trump border wall

Senate Democrats said Monday that they will block any spending bill that includes money for President Trump's border wall, even if it leads to a government shutdown, saying it's up to Republicans to resist touchy issues in the looming spending debate.

March 13, 2017
Oliver Funes Machada, 18, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and decapitating of his mother. Authorities say he is in the U.S. illegally, and federal agents want to pick him up for deportation if he is released from jail. (Associated Press)

Dreamers debate has success stories, tales of failure

One is a popular student at a local university, the poster boy -- literally -- for the Golden Door Scholars program. The other stands accused of beheading his mother this week, in a grisly crime that has captured attention around the globe.

March 9, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan vigorously talks up the American Health Care Act at Republican National Committee Headquarters. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Paul Ryan works to save GOP’s Obamacare repeal

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan put reporters through a seminar Thursday, hoping to earn better coverage of the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare by explaining the problems with the existing law and describing how Congress is trying to wipe it clean.

March 9, 2017
FILE--In this Sept. 28, 2010, file photo, an Orange County Sheriff's deputy keeps a watch over a group of immigration detainees in the medical and dental care area at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, Calif. The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General on Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017, reported health risks and safety concerns at the Theo Lacy Facility. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file) **FILE**

Illegal immigrant detainees served spoiled food: IG report

Illegal immigrants being detained by Homeland Security at one California facility were being served spoiled lunch meats, were stuck using dirty showers and were faced with broken telephones, according to a new emergency alert Wednesday from the department's inspector general.

March 8, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the GOP works on its long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders urge troops to heed Trump, back Obamacare replacement

Democrats mounted ferocious resistance Wednesday to the Republican health care plan, erecting roadblocks in committees and attempting to shut down the House floor, saying the party's lawmakers are plowing ahead without knowing what the Obamacare replacement will cost or how many people will lose insurance coverage.

March 8, 2017
FBI Director James Comey speaks during a ceremony in Chelsea, Mass., Tuesday, March 7, 2017, to mark the opening of new offices of the FBI's Boston division. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

FBI, NSA called to testify on Trump-Russia investigation

The directors of the FBI and National Security Agency, as well as top intelligence officials from the Obama administration, have been invited to testify to Congress in public later this month as all sides seek to get to the bottom of questions over Russia's role in attempting to influence the U.S. election.

March 7, 2017
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