Politics

WATCH: Vance calls for legal immigration reduction during Turning Point event at University of Mississippi

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance said the optimal number of legal immigrants to admit is “far less than what we've been accepting," but he did not offer a firm number when pressed by a woman who questioned his stance.

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation's military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive.

WATCH: Trump and first lady host Halloween trick-or-treating at the White House

By Leanne Italie, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the annual Halloween parade and handed out candy Thursday evening at the White House.

WATCH: 4 Republicans join Senate Democrats in passing rebuke to Trump’s global tariffs

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe, the latest note of displeasure at his trade tactics in Washington that came just as the president celebrated his negotiations with China…

Trump appears to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

There was no indication that the U.S. would start detonating warheads, but the president offered few details about what seemed to be a significant shift in U.S. policy.

6 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others.

Surgeon general nominee Casey Means goes into labor, delaying confirmation hearing

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Means, 38, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing.

WATCH: Johnson says House GOP ‘just fed up’ with the shutdown at news conference

By Margery A. Beck, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The speaker has kept the House out of legislative session for more than a month, a remarkable closure preventing other business during the shutdown.

Trump says U.S. will share tech that lets South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press

The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president.

Appeals court blocks judge’s order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required Greg Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, to give unprecedented daily briefings to a judge about immigration sweeps in Chicago.