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Little progress made to safeguard unaccompanied migrant children, subcommittee says

By Patty Gorena Morales

In the past six years, more than 200,000 unaccompanied migrant children have entered the U.S. and been placed into the “UAC” program. Both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services administer the children’s placement…

Former CIA Director John Brennan says Trump is trying to silence critics

By Associated Press

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Thursday, former CIA Director John Brennan cited press reports as evidence that Trump's claims of no collusion were "hogwash."…

What happens when migrant children are deported home

By Joshua Barajas

Central American migrant children face intensified violence and poverty when they're deported back to their home countries, according to a new UNICEF report released today.

Pennsylvania church helped former priest accused of sexual abuse get job at Disney World

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they'd fielded at least one allegation about him…

Trump to revoke security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan

The White House is revoking the security clearance of former Obama administration CIA director John Brennan. Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Trump.

These tiny worms can survive forces 400,000 times stronger than Earth’s gravity

By Katherine Kornei, Scientific American

New findings give some weight to the idea that life was blasted here from another planet.

WATCH: White House says it values diversity, won’t disclose numbers

By Associated Press

Experts have said that stripping a security clearance in response to public criticism would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process.

WATCH: U.S., Mexico announces new plans on cartels

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here.

‘Manafort and his lies’ are at the heart of the case, prosecution argues in closing arguments

By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Associated Press

In the closing arguments for Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial Wednesday morning, prosecutors took jurors through a rundown of the 18 charges filed against him, highlighting evidence of falsified paperwork used to obtain bank loans.

A handful of firsts, an upset and a surprise concession in Tuesday’s primaries

By Matt Loffman

Democrats nominated several potentially history-making candidates Tuesday, including the first transgender candidate for governor. For Republicans, the night ended with a surprise concession, while another ex-governor’s comeback bid ended in defeat.