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Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Pentagon on Monday formally suspended a major military exercise planned for August with South Korea, a much-anticipated move stemming from President Donald Trump's nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a child

By Laura Santhanam

While it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child.

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: 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: 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: 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.

Colombia’s president-elect seeks unity after polarizing vote

By Christine Armario, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

BOGOTA, Colombia — President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia's political establishment and laid bare deep divisions over the nation's peace process.

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.