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Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 7, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump wins Michigan’s 16 electoral votes, state board says

Michigan elections officials certified Monday that Donald Trump did win the state on Nov. 8, giving him a projected 306-232 win in the Electoral College -- but his opponents are still trying to wrench the victory away from him, raising millions of dollars to force recounts in enough states to swipe the race.

November 28, 2016
Idaho Senator Shirley McKague tries on a snuggie during a break in the Senate Chambers about an hour before the close of the 2010 session on Monday, March 29, 2010 in Boise, Id. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)

Snuggies, Silent Shakespeare top annual government wasteful-spending list

If Shakespeare is performed without the bard's immortal words, is it really Shakespeare? The National Education Association has committed $10,000 of taxpayers' money to test that question -- one of dozens of projects to make the wasteful spending list of Sen. James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican who's continuing the tradition of former Sen. Tom Coburn's annual Wastebook.

November 28, 2016
Court challenges have left much of President Obama's agenda in limbo, making it easy for President-elect Donald Trump to alter policy by dropping those cases. (Associated Press)

Justice Department backs down on immigration, digs in on Obamacare

The Justice Department has begun to suspend court cases over immigration policy, moving to give the Trump administration a chance to weigh in on the legal strategy, but it refused Tuesday to halt the challenge to Obamacare, suggesting it will try to go to the mat to protect the president's signature achievement.

November 22, 2016
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican, said a report outlining problems issuing green cards is "yet another wake-up call that it's time for sweeping reform." (Associated Press)

Green card errors send duplicates, wrong information

Green cards are the Holy Grail of U.S. immigration, but the federal agency responsible for doling them out regularly botches the process, issuing duplicates or triplicates to some immigrants or sending out 10-year permits to people who qualify only for two-year cards, an internal audit shows.

November 22, 2016
Donna Brazile said she was shocked at the sorry condition of the Democratic National Committee's finances when she took over in July 2016. (Associated Press/File)

Donna Brazile blames ‘voter suppression’ for election losses

Democrats have a lot to be pleased with after this month's elections, interim party Chair Donna Brazile said Tuesday, pointing to small pickups in the House and Senate and Hillary Clinton's moral victory in the popular vote as evidence things aren't as grim as some have said.

November 22, 2016
Central Americans start to forgo smugglers and enter the U.S. illegally as families, using children as deportation shields. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrants pose as families, tell tales of woe to gain entry to U.S.

Illegal immigrants are trying a bold new strategy to sneak into the U.S. — pairing up with unrelated children and pretending to be families, fabricating tales of heart-rending woes back home to try to convince border agents to admit them into the country, according to internal Homeland Security documents reviewed by The Washington Times.

November 21, 2016
Six months ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers manning the ports of entry were encountering more than 100 Haitians a day. (Associated Press/File)

Haitian illegal immigrants pouring into U.S., exploiting Obama policies

Haitian illegal immigrants are pouring into the U.S. at a rate of some 3,000 a month, blazing new paths and exploiting special policies and lax Obama administration enforcement to gain a foothold in the country, according to a secret government intelligence assessment.

November 20, 2016
Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2015, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms hearing on the IRS. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

IRS exposed taxpayers’ info through shoddy emails: Audit

A surprising number of IRS employees are sending unencrypted emails containing personal taxpayer information to private accounts, putting that information at risk of being stolen, the agency's inspector general said Thursday.

November 17, 2016