Politics Jun 23

Protests and rallies focused around the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border are scheduled this weekend, while more than two dozen congressional Democrats planned to visit detention facilities in Texas.

Nation Jun 22

Spokesman Lt. Col. Jamie Davis says this is part of "prudent planning" in case the Department of Homeland Security asks for the Pentagon's help. He says there has not yet been any DHS request.

Nation Jun 22

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A rights group has filed an emergency suit in federal court against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers’ access to immigrants in a federal prison in Oregon.

Politics Jun 22

"You hear the other side, you never hear this side," the president said at an event highlighting the plight of Americans whose loved ones were killed by people who entered the country illegally.

World Jun 22

A human rights expert is criticizing the U.S. for failing to tackle poverty, days after Washington quit the United Nations body that appointed him.

Science Jun 21

Koko's capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of millions of people, the Gorilla Foundation said.

Politics Jun 21

The plan calls for merging the education and labor departments and moving the federal food stamp program to the Department of Health and Human Services and renaming that agency. Many of the changes would require approval from Congress.

Nation Jun 21

The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme Court decisions that impacted online sales tax collection.

Politics Jun 20

WASHINGTON — Trump signs executive order to keep families together at border, says 'zero-tolerance' prosecution policy will continue.

Nation Jun 20

The largest U.S. doctors' group is urging the Trump administration to end promptly the practice of separating children from their migrating families at the southern border.