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The White House continued to claim that separating families was U.S.-Mexico border was not administration 'policy," even as it defended the controversial practice.
An audio recording that appears to capture the voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday.
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"I don't think this report speaks to the special counsel investigation," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan just endorsed his former aide Bryan Steil in the race for his own congressional seat. He is preparing to help the Republican front-runner raise enough money to compete in what's turned into a crowded field.
The White House, Air Force and Defense Secretary James Mattis had disapproved of creating a sixth branch of the military last year.
Some of Trump's most reliable allies in the media and politics have voiced their concerns for the thousands of children taken from their parents who tried to cross the border illegally.
Although SCOTUS sidestepped a potentially historic voting rights ruling on Monday, the issue could return as soon as next term, USA Today reports.
The GOP lawmakers add to the mounting backlash Trump faces for his administration's "zero tolerance" practice.
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President Trump later vowed that "the United States will not be a migrant camp ... not on my watch" after blaming Democrats for the child separation policy.
A new Trump administration policy to prosecute everyone who crosses into the United States illegally has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their families.
Former first lady Laura Bush says the policy of separating immigrant parents and children along the nation's southern border "breaks my heart."
Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father's Day demonstrations against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of "large-scale" military drills this week.
Michael Cohen's attorneys filed an application for a restraining order that would bar Michael Avenatti from speaking with the press, citing his more than 400 tweets and "minimum" of 121 television appearances.
Cohen is being investigated for business dealings and a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
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