Politics

Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE on masks, cameras and judicial warrants

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The negotiations come amid some bipartisan sentiment that Congress should step in to de-escalate tensions over the enforcement operations that have rocked Minnesota and other states. But finding real agreement in such a short time will be difficult.

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

By Matt Loffman

In the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, a majority of U.S. adults also say ICE is making Americans less safe.

News Wrap: Georgia election officials seek return of materials taken during FBI raid

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court is allowing California to use its newly drawn congressional map, Fulton County officials are challenging the FBI’s seizure of ballots and documents related to the 2020 election, Israeli strikes killed at least…

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Stephen Miller's rise to prominence and influence on the Trump administration

By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Leila Jackson

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is one of Washington’s most polarizing power brokers. A chief architect of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his portfolio has expanded to include foreign policy as well. White House correspondent Liz Landers…

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Lee Hamilton, former Indiana congressman and leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies at 94

By Tom Davies, Associated Press

Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday.

Supreme Court allows California to use congressional districts that favor Democrats

By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, as is common on the court's emergency docket.

Fulton County asks court to return 2020 election documents seized by the FBI

By Kate Brumback, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump…

Man gets life in prison for trying to assassinate Trump at a Florida golf course

By David Fischer, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts.

WATCH: Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.