In a shift from how it operated during the Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is cracking down on relatives who let undocumented kids stay with them after entering the U.S. by Hannah Dreier Read… Read More
The Wall
Trump’s Art of the Deal? Not so much
President Trump handed Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer the deal of the century this morning. One top Republican described the move to me as the legislative equivalent of giving an entire stockpile of weapons to… Read More
With DACA Decision, Trump Again Highlights GOP Divisions
The Republican bounty from Donald Trump’s unexpected presidential victory last November was the rare opportunity it afforded the GOP to enact an agenda without Democratic input. Because Republicans won control of the White House and… Read More
Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?
With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear losing — from the program. by Marcelo Rochabrun Marco Guajardo starts a… Read More
GOP leaders add their voices to the chorus calling for DACA program to stay
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and other Republicans on Friday urged President Trump not to rescind an Obama-era program that allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants to stay in the country legally, reflecting fears among… Read More
Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say
Donald Trump was in a bad mood before he emerged for a confrontational speech in Arizona last week. TV and social media coverage showed that the site of his campaign rally, the Phoenix Convention Center,… Read More
Trump prepared to go to mat for wall funding
President Donald Trump’s vow Tuesday to close down the government if he doesn’t get money for the border wall mirrors private comments he has made to advisers in recent days – and could cause significant… Read More
Trump poised for a September fight over border wall
Funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall is poised to be a central issue in this fall’s showdown over government funding. Unless Congress approves a new funding bill, the government will shut down on Oct. 1…. Read More