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Syrian refugees arrive aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, on Sept. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

Court rules states have to accept Syrian refugees

States that refuse to help resettle Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, delivering a judicial rebuke to GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who as Indiana's governor had tried to halt Syrian resettlement.

October 3, 2016
Demonstrators rally in front of the White House in Washington on July 24, 2013, in favor of immigration reform. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court rejects rehearing in Obama deportation amnesty case

The Supreme Court kicked off its new year Monday by rejecting President Obama's attempt to revive his deportation amnesty, leaving stand a June ruling that left a nationwide injunction in place and leaves the big immigration questions up to voters in November.

October 3, 2016
President Obama participates in a receiving line with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at Erga Palace in Riyadh on Jan. 27, 2015. (Associated Press)

Congress votes to override Obama’s 9/11 veto; overwhelming rejection of White House

Republicans and Democrats linked arms and delivered a stinging defeat to President Obama on Wednesday, voting to override his veto of a bill that would give victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks a chance to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts over the behavior of Saudi officials they believe may have been complicit in the attack.

September 28, 2016
Appearing before Congress for yet another marathon session, FBI Director James B. Comey was badgered by Republicans who said the more they see, the less they understand his decision to clear Mrs. Clinton of criminal wrongdoing in her mishandling of classified information. (Associated Press)

James Comey, FBI director, rejects calls to reopen Clinton email case

FBI Director James Comey said he's not going to reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, telling Congress on Wednesday that none of the recent revelations since he closed the case in July "would come near" to triggering that extraordinary step.

September 28, 2016
Cheryl Mills

James Comey, FBI director: Cheryl Mills immunity was ‘not irregular’

FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday that his agency was nearing a deadline and had to offer Cheryl Mills, one of Hillary Clinton's top aides, a limited immunity deal in order to get a peek at the former secretary of state's secret emails and bring its investigation to a quick conclusion.

September 27, 2016
Democrat Hillary Clinton tried to get under Republican Donald Trump's skin by accusing him of coasting on his father's coattails as a businessman and saying he is a threat to the economy at the first presidential debate in Hempstead, New York. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton clash in chippy debate as policy takes back seat

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, embracing his outsider's credentials, said Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton was the candidate of the establishment and urged the country to move beyond the anti-terror and free trade policies he said have failed the country for decades, as they faced off in the first presidential debate Monday.

September 26, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, shakes hands with moderator Lester Holt, left, as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks to her lectern during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Voters unsure how either Trump or Clinton can address terror

A spate of lone-wolf attacks has thrust terrorism to the fore of another presidential election, but the candidates are deeply conflicted over the nature of the threat and voters are unsure whether any politician has the answers after 15 years of active war.

September 26, 2016
A Twitter app is seen here on an iPhone screen in New York on Oct. 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump turns Twitter over to staff for debate night

Donald Trump will have to put down his keyboard for Monday night's debate, but he announced his campaign staff will take charge of his Twitter account for the duration, keeping his millions of fans in the loop on how they see things going down.

September 26, 2016