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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Cruz blasts Obama for being in Cuba during Belgium attack

Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Obama of hobnobbing with enemy leaders while America's ally, Belgium, was attacked Tuesday -- and he warned Republican voters that Donald Trump offers more of the same "moral relativism."

March 22, 2016
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee during a series of early-morning raids in the Bronx borough of New York on March 3, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Border agents: DHS has ‘no intention’ of deporting illegals

A top Homeland Security official told Border Patrol agents the Obama administration has "no intention of deporting" many of the illegal immigrants caught trying to sneak into the country, ordering instead that they be released so they don't clog up the courts, a leading advocate for agents testified to Congress.

March 21, 2016
"Now I think it's time to turn our attention to comprehensive immigration reform," Hillary Clinton said, using the term immigrant-rights advocates use for legislation to legalize the 11 million illegal immigrants now in the country. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton says U.S.-Mexico border is secure

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the southwest border is secure enough that the government should now turn its attention to trying to legalize illegal immigrants.

March 17, 2016
President Obama looks toward Mexico as he tours the Bridge of America Cargo Facility in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2011, as he visited the U.S.-Mexico border to speak about immigration reform. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House votes to oppose Obama amnesty in Supreme Court

The House voted Thursday to add its voice to the Supreme Court case seeking to stop the administration's deportation amnesty, escalating the stakes as Republicans beg the justices to set limits on President Obama's expansive claims of executive power.

March 17, 2016
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trey Gowdy limits Democrats’ access to Benghazi probe

Afraid Democrats will leak parts of their investigation to try to help Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Benghazi probe chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy said Wednesday he will impose new limits on the information to which Democrats will have access.

March 16, 2016
Sen. Ron Johnson said a San Bernardino conspirator was prevented from being confronted by armed agents by immigration authorities. (Associated Press)

San Bernardino conspirator was shielded by immigration from armed DHS agents

Federal immigration officers refused to let an armed team of agents into their office to detain the accused conspirator in December's San Bernardino terrorist attack, government officials acknowledged Tuesday, exposing an embarrassing lack of communication within the Department of Homeland Security.

March 15, 2016
FILE - In this March 9, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C. Authorities in North Carolina say they are looking at Donald Trump’s behavior as they continue their probe of a violent altercation at one of his rallies last week. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 14 statement that it’s investigators are continuing to look at the rally in Fayetteville, during which a man was hit in the face while being escorted out. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Trump confident in Florida win, less certain of Ohio

GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump sounded less than confident of his changes to sweep the board in Tuesday's primaries, saying that while he expects to win Florida, he only hopes to triumph in Ohio.

March 14, 2016
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi talks about a settlement for the State of Florida with British Petroleum during a press conference held at the Cruiseship Terminal 2 at Port Tampa Bay in Tampa, Fla., on July 2, 2015. (Jay Conner/The Tampa Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general, endorses Trump

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsed Donald Trump for president Monday, calling him a longtime friend and giving him a late-campaign boost as he seeks to try to win the state in Tuesday's primary.

March 14, 2016