Jun 20 WATCH: Trump in Minnesota defends hard-line immigration policies to cheers The president is scheduled to speak at 7:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jun 20 Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The leaders of the central banks of four major economies expressed alarm Wednesday that multiple trade conflicts are threatening to slow global growth. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: House GOP leaders hold news conference amid family separation uproar By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press House GOP leaders are holding a news conference at 10 a.m. ET as outrage builds over family separations at the southern border. Watch it live. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:58 At the heart of the family separation crisis is an immigration system totally overwhelmed By PBS News Hour Amid the national storm over his "zero tolerance" immigration and family separation policies, President Trump said on Tuesday that "the only solution to the border crisis" is having the legal authority to detain and deport migrant families as a unit. Continue watching
Jun 19 McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw State Department nominee over stance on immigrants By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons called on President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday to withdraw its nominee for a key State Department position over his "lack of empathy" for immigrants. Continue reading
Jun 19 Migrant mother recounts experience of being separated from her son in detention By Gene Johnson, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press As Blanca Orantes-Lopez sits in a federal prison south of Seattle, her son is in custody at a children's home across the country in upstate New York. She has no idea when she might see him again. Continue reading
Jun 19 Cruz’s flip-flop on family separation highlights threat to GOP By Will Wessert, Associated Press Ted Cruz has staged a dramatic about-face on the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policies. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Trump says he wants ‘third option’ on immigration By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's requesting a "third option" from Congress that will allow officials to detain children and parents together as a family unit. Continue reading
Jun 19 U.S. leaving UN’s Human Rights Council, cites anti-Israel bias By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States is leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called "an organization that is not worthy of its name." It's the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution. Continue reading
Jun 19 Mexico condemns family separations at border By Associated Press Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray says at a news conference today that Mexico does not promote illegal migration, but it "cannot remain indifferent in the face of something that clearly represents a violation of human rights."… Continue reading