President Trump signs executive order stopping family separations at border

Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration's policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border.

Protesters interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner at Mexican restaurant

About a dozen protesters heckled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about the Trump administration's immigration policy as she ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington.

Trump, GOP leaders strain for migrant-kids solution

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans he is "1,000 percent" behind their rival immigration bills, providing little clear direction for party leaders searching for a way to defuse the escalating controversy over family separations at the southern border.

Lawyer: FBI agent booted off Mueller team escorted from FBI building

An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team because of anti-Donald Trump text messages has been escorted out of the FBI building "as part of the ongoing internal proceedings," his attorney said Tuesday.

US withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council

The United States announced Tuesday it was leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, with Ambassador Nikki Haley calling it 'an organization that is not worthy of its name.'

AP sources: Trump Jr cancels appearance at Bush fundraiser

NEW YORK (AP) - A dispute between two political families escalated Tuesday as Donald Trump Jr. canceled plans to raise money for the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

Hillary Clinton: Separating families at border a 'moral crisis'

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has separated children from their parents at the southern U.S. border "is a moral and humanitarian crisis."

McCain says family separations against US values

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the Trump administration's current family separation policy is "an affront to the decency of the American people" and contrary to principles and values upon which the nation was founded. McCain tweeted Monday night that the administration has the power to rescind this policy and "should do so now."

Trump digs in on immigration as national outrage rises

WASHINGTON (AP) - An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies Monday in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. Calling for tough action against illegal immigration, Trump declared the U.S. "will not be a migrant camp" on his watch.

Poll: Most Americans disagree with border separations, but Republicans in support

American voters overwhelming disagree with the Trump administration’s policy of separating the families of undocumented immigrants caught crossing the American border illegally, according to a new poll. But Republicans are still siding with President Donald Trump.

Trump announces plans for Pentagon to create 'Space Force'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vowing to reclaim U.S. leadership in space, President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" as an independent service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space.

President Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals new meeting with Russian

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

Spokeswoman for first lady says Melania 'hates to see children separated from their families'

First lady Melania Trump is wading into the emotional controversy over policies enacted by her husband's administration that have increased the number of migrant children being separated from their parents.

Laura Bush, Melania Trump weigh in on separating immigrant families

Two first ladies are speaking out about the controversial policy of separating children from their parents at the United States and Mexico border.

AP: Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers

WASHINGTON (AP) - A company run by former officials at Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users' private data, has quietly been working for President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election effort, The Associated Press has learned.

Key findings of Justice watchdog report on Clinton probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department's watchdog has finally weighed in on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and nobody comes out looking good. The report paints a deeply unflattering portrait of former FBI Director James Comey and other senior bureau officials. And it is unlikely to satisfy either Republicans looking for an anti-Trump deep state or...

Watchdog: Comey insubordinate, not biased in Clinton probe

In a stinging rebuke, the Justice Department watchdog declared Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey was 'insubordinate' in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation in the explosive final months of the 2016 presidential campaign. But it also found there was no evidence that Comey's or the department's final conclusions were motivated by political bias toward either candidate

GOP lawmakers decry family separations as WH defends policy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Republicans distanced themselves Thursday from the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border even as the White House cited the Bible in defending its "zero tolerance" approach to illegal border crossings.

Trump accused in lawsuit of misusing charitable foundation

NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Donald Trump of illegally using money from his charitable foundation to settle disputes involving his business empire and to burnish his image during his run for the White House. The president blasted the case as politically motivated. The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in restitution and the dissolution of the...