Blunt urges Congress to approve funds for migrant children shelters
Citing a lack of funds, the agency which cares for migrant children in U.S. custody recently moved to end legal, educational and recreational activities.
Mexican ambassador won't say whether Mexico agreed to agriculture deal
President Trump has claimed that Mexico agreed to buy "large quantities" of American agricultural products as part of an agreement to curb migration
Jon Tester endorses fellow Montana Democrat Steve Bullock for president
Bullock, part of a small group of Democratic governors in deep-red states, unveiled the endorsement on "Face the Nation" Sunday
Progressives worry Puerto Rico is left behind in 2020 campaign
The island — home to 3.2 million U.S. citizens — faces a myriad of problems, including stalled hurricane recovery efforts and a worsening fiscal crisis
U.S. tariffs "still moving forward" as Mexico makes offer on migrant crisis
President Trump has vowed to impose tariffs on Mexican goods starting Monday unless the country's government curbs migration from Central America
Trump signs long-delayed $19 billion disaster bill into law
Billions of dollars destined for disaster-hit communities across the U.S. had been delayed for months by gridlock in Congress
Military to spend a month painting border barriers
Sen. Dick Durbin denounced the task as a "disgraceful misuse" of taxpayer money: "Our military has more important work to do than making Trump's wall beautiful"
Border apprehensions of families and children continue to skyrocket
U.S. authorities apprehended more than 84,000 families and 11,000 unaccompanied children near the U.S.-Mexico border last month
U.S. nixes educational, recreational activities for migrant children
The agency in charge of taking care of minors said it is running out of funds to continue housing migrant children detained by the U.S. near the southern border
House passes DREAM Act that would place millions on path to citizenship
In addition to young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, the legislation would also cover immigrants with temporary protected status
2020 census could undercount 4 million people, reports finds
New report finds that Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question is one of the factors that could fuel the massive undercount
House passes long-delayed $19.1 billion disaster aid bill
The bill's passage was delayed during Congress' recent recess by three dissenting Republican congressmen
Feds take aim at tech giants with antitrust probes
Lawmakers launched a bipartisan probe into monopoly in the tech industry, while the Trump administration is investigating companies like Google and Facebook
Dems threaten contempt vote for Barr and Ross in 2020 Census probe
A recent court filing alleged that a Republican gerrymandering strategist played a role in the administration's decision to add a citizenship question on the Census
Trump says Russia told U.S. "most of their people" have left Venezuela
The president's assertion — if true — would represent a significant development in the political showdown in Venezuela