Jun 23 Trump tries to change focus of border debate By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Bombarded with criticism condemning the family-separation situation as a national moment of shame, Trump came back firing. Continue reading
Jun 23 Administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigration authorities on Friday issued a notice that they may seek up to 15,000 beds to detain families. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 9:18 Democrats urge Trump to rescind ‘zero tolerance’ as GOP delays immigration vote President Trump tried to shift the focus from families separated at the border to families of people killed by undocumented immigrants. But Trump's "zero tolerance" policy continues to be the subject of fierce criticism. Of more than 2,300, 500 migrant… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:03 What the Supreme Court’s cellphone location data ruling could mean for your digital privacy The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that police generally need a search warrant to track a suspect's movement through cellphone records -- a limited victory for privacy advocates. That decision stems from a string of Radio Shack robberies, and the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 11:50 Shields and Brooks on family separation at the border, remembering Charles Krauthammer Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join John Yang to discuss the week’s news, including the national uproar over the separation and detention of migrant children and parents at the border and the prospects for… Continue watching
Jun 22 Opinion: What made Charles Krauthammer ‘a joy to watch’ By Gordon Peterson Although he was a gentleman in every sense of the word, cordial, congenial and unfailingly courteous to strangers, Charles did not suffer fools gladly. He would peel the skin off you if you said something deemed to be foolish or… Continue reading
Jun 22 Lawsuit claims federal officials are denying some immigrants in Oregon access to attorneys By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Trump pushes back against criticism of family separation "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. Continue reading
Jun 22 Most Americans oppose presidential self-pardons, poll finds By Steve Peoples, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. And if the nation's chief executive ever does so, majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president. Continue reading
Jun 22 Another U.S. worker confirmed hurt by mysterious Cuba incidents By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Medical tests have confirmed that one additional U.S. Embassy worker has been affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba, the State Department said, bringing the total number to 25. Continue reading