Politics

Prosecution referrals suspended for adults who cross border illegally with kids, official says

By Associated Press

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he has temporarily stopped referring for criminal prosecution adults who cross the border illegally with children. Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas Monday he ordered referrals suspended within hours of…

Sessions defends Trump administration’s immigration policies

By Scott Sonner, John L. Mone, Associated Press

While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members.

Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.

WATCH: White House addresses civility debate amid outrage over immigration policies

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officials are treated in public.

Supreme Court justices rule for Texas redistricting plans

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is upholding Texas' use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.

Supreme Court won’t hear North Carolina districting dispute

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now. Instead, the justices are sending a dispute over North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional districting map back to a lower court for more work.

Justices won’t hear case of anti-gay marriage florist

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is ordering Washington courts to take a new look at the case of a florist who refused to provide services for the wedding of two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage.

Harley-Davidson, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas

By Associated Press

Harley-Davidson, up against spiraling costs from tariffs, will begin to shift the production of motorcycles headed for Europe from the U.S. to factories overseas.

Hours before polls open, Trump to stump for South Carolina governor

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

As he fights for his political life, Gov. Henry McMaster could be getting a big boost on Monday as the two-week sprint to South Carolina's primary runoff comes to an end.

AP fact check: Trump’s mixed signals on immigration, North Korea

By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The president's comments capped a dizzying week of questionable claims, non-sequiturs and outright misstatements amid fallout over his treatment of refugees crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a closer look at Trump's statements.