Politics

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to weigh in on withholding funding from ‘sanctuary cities’

By Associated Press

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from "sanctuary cities" that refuse to cooperate with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.

WATCH: Trump defends family separation, falsely blames Democrats for policy

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S.

WATCH: White House addresses family separation

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. ET. Watch live here.

WATCH LIVE: Justice Department inspector general, FBI head to testify on watchdog report

By Geoffrey Lou Guray

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EST. Watch it here.

WATCH: Jeff Sessions says no one wants to split families

By Associated Press

There is no law that mandates the separation of children from parents at the U.S border. The separations are a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that was rolled out weeks ago.

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals undisclosed meeting with Russian

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining a previously undisclosed meeting between longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone and a Russian figure who allegedly tried to sell him dirt on Hillary Clinton.

WATCH: DHS head Nielsen says no apology for separating families

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says officials will not apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents. Nielsen was speaking Monday at the National Sheriff's Association conference in New Orleans.

WATCH: Trump announces plans for Pentagon to create ‘Space Force’

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The president's directive will task the Defense Department with beginning the process of establishing the 'Space Force' as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Supreme Court justices sidestep a definitive ruling in two redistricting cases

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party.

First lady Melania Trump ‘hates’ to see families separated

By Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump didn't refer specifically to the Trump administration's "no tolerance" policy, which was leading to a spike in children being separated from their families.