President Trump told aides he wanted to sign a full immigration bill as part of an executive order, which one administration official described as an “insane idea.” Lawyers told Trump that he can’t change immigration law by fiat, said a person familiar with the discussions.
The president invited families of Americans killed by those in the country illegally to tell their stories of being “permanently separated” from their loved ones, an implicit comparison to the temporary family separations of his hard-line policy.
Melania Trump’s small staff has described her as a decisive first lady who values loyalty and privacy.
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There are a record 68.5 million displaced people around the world but no international road map to address the fast-growing problem.
Celebrities have hung around the White House before, but now they’re inspiring politics and policy in a new way.
But because the president is not bound by the same conflict-of-interest laws as most federal employees, the top government ethics official said Congress — and ultimately the voters — are responsible for holding Trump in check.
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The punishment for Monsignor Carlo Capella, who had been stationed in Washington, D.C., approached the maximum allowed.
Video appears to show Antwon Rose running away from the officer when he was shot Tuesday night. The county district attorney said Rose was found with an empty 9mm clip in his pocket, but officials have said he did not have a weapon on him when he was shot.
It is a felony to knowingly file a false tax return. The charity blamed the mistakes on clerical errors and a lack of knowledge about tax rules.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a third cousin of the queen, will wed his partner, James Coyle, later this summer.
An advisory committee unanimously recommended approval of the drug for two of the most severe types of childhood epilepsy.
As he attempts a comeback, Michael Grimm says that, like President Trump, he was the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt when he went to prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud.
World Cup 2018
Perspective Donovan’s support of U.S. soccer’s fiercest rival has come under criticism, some of which makes sense. Nonetheless, our neighbor deserves support, not its recent vilification.
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