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Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during a press conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) ** FILE **

Donald Trump plan for wall on border sinks talks with Mexico

Relations between the U.S. and Mexico crumpled Thursday after President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled his visit to Washington next week, protesting President Trump's executive order to American officials to begin building his border wall.

January 26, 2017
President Donald Trump, followed by Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, waves as he steps off stage after speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump creates name-and-shame list to embarrass sanctuary cities

President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Homeland Security Department to begin releasing a name-and-shame list of sanctuary cities, listing the specific crimes such as murder or robbery committed by those who have been released back into their communities under the sanctuary policies.

January 26, 2017
“In 2016, young voters ages 18 to 29 were the only age group to report increased turnout compared to 2012, with a reported turnout increase of 1.1 percent,” the Census Bureau said in its analysis of the voting data. (Associated Press)

Watchdog sees need for election fraud probe

More than 140 jurisdictions across the country have more people registered to vote than their entire voting-age populations, according to a watchdog group that says there is reason to have the kind of investigation into voter fraud that President Trump called for Wednesday.

January 25, 2017
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order for border security and immigration enforcement improvements after signing the order during a visit to the Homeland Security Department headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump eviscerates Obama’s immigration policy in two executive orders

With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama's immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities who try to thwart his deportation surge.

January 25, 2017
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with automobile leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. In a tweet Tuesday night President Donald Trump served notice he's ready to "send in the Feds" if Chicago can't reduce its homicide figures. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Donald Trump to take first immigration steps on Wednesday

President Trump will sign a spate of directives Wednesday cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for building his border wall, making initial headway on one of his most iconic promises from the presidential campaign.

January 25, 2017
If confirmed as budget director, Mick Mulvaney will oversee the first blueprint from President Trump, who has made extravagant and conflicting promises. (Associated Press)

Budget feuds spell trouble for Donald Trump’s first national plan

President Trump's pick to be White House budget director ran into a bipartisan buzz saw on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with Democrats blasting Rep. Mick Mulvaney's support for raising the Social Security retirement age and Republicans fretting that the South Carolinian would decimate the military -- both reactions serving as early indicators of the difficulties Mr. Trump faces in putting together his first national budget.

January 24, 2017
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the Keystone XL pipeline, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democrats propose taking Donald Trump’s finger off nuclear trigger

Saying they fear President Trump with his finger on the nuclear trigger, two congressional Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent the White House from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war from Capitol Hill.

January 24, 2017