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With President Barack Obama's action running out of time to temporarily protect up to five million unauthorized immigrants from deportation, supporters of the measure to keep families together rally at the Supreme Court  in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court for a speedy decision on his policy which allows certain illegal immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to receive a renewable two-year work permit and exemption from deportation.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House will vote to oppose Obama deportation amnesty in courts

The House will take what Republicans call an unprecedented step of voting to file a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court officially opposing President Obama's deportation amnesty, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday.

March 1, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Paul Ryan demands Trump denounce racism

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan weighed in on the GOP presidential race Tuesday, demanding candidates -- apparently Donald Trump -- denounce racism.

March 1, 2016
"I think at this time, in my opinion, my best judgement ... we need to make America great again," Sen. Jeff Sessions said at a Trump rally in Alabama. (Associated Press)

Jeff Sessions endorses Donald Trump

Sen. Jeff Sessions, who led the fight against the 2013 Senate immigration bill, endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid Sunday, breaking his own precedent to boost the billionaire businessman just ahead of the biggest day on the election calendar.

February 28, 2016
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis speaks at a signing ceremony for a memorandum of agreement to establish the Manhattan Project National Historic Park, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Park Service chief reprimanded after admittedly ignoring ethics rules

The chief of the National Park Service knew his book project would be squelched by agency ethics officers, so he went ahead and wrote it anyway without bothering to ask for permission, investigators said Thursday in a report detailing a striking level of negligence.

February 25, 2016
Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016,before the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's fiscal 2017 budget request.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Justice Department promises crackdown on sanctuary cities

The Obama administration is preparing to crack down on sanctuary cities, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Congress on Wednesday, saying she would try to stop federal grant money from going to jurisdictions that actively thwart agents seeking to deport illegal immigrants.

February 24, 2016
President Barack Obama speak at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., on Dec. 17, 2015. Joining him are (from left) National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Office of National Intelligence Director James Clapper. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Loretta Lynch: Obama can’t enact his Gitmo plan on his own

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday that federal law flatly prevents President Obama from sending of the the detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. territory, hurting his ability to follow through on his new closure plan.

February 24, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a Nevada Democratic caucus rally, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Judge threatens subpoena against Hillary Clinton over emails

A federal judge questioned the Obama administration's "good faith" in helping keep former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails secret for six years and said he may end up issuing a subpoena to force her to turn over her entire account to the government.

February 23, 2016