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Forecasters say Utah, Arizona and other parts of the Southwest could face more big wildfires this summer and fall, while hot and dry weather has also put the northern Great Plains at risk. Forecasters say Utah, Arizona and other parts of the Southwest could face more big wildfires this summer and fall, while hot and dry weather has also put the northern Great Plains at risk.

Some People Are Losing Their Minds Over GOP Immigration Bills

What is so wrong with trying to control who is entering the United States, and attempting to make sure they are doing it legally? What is wrong with attempting to make sure that jurisdictions are not intentionally sheltering people who are unlawfully present? Most other countries do this. Let's start off with Scott Shackford at libertarian leaning Reason House Republicans overwhelmingly voted in favor of two bad immigration-focused bills yesterday that potentially punish those in the United States illegally with new harsh prison sentences and attempts to push cities into helping federal authorities deport people.

House OKs bills to target ‘sanctuary cities’

The House on Thursday passed two hard-line immigration bills that would penalize illegal immigrants who commit crimes and local jurisdictions that refuse to work with federal authorities to deport them. Both bills, Kate's Law and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, passed on largely party-line votes amid heavy promotion from Republicans, starting with President Donald Trump.

FILE – This June 18, 2014, file photo shows U.S. Customs and Border…

This June 18, 2014, file photo shows U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents work at a processing facility in Brownsville,Texas. A new "surge initiative" aims to identify and arrest the adult sponsors of unaccompanied minors who paid coyotes or other smuggling operations to bring young people across the U.S. border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed Thursday, June 29, 2017.

Texas Democrat pushes bill to block taxpayer money from Trump’s voter fraud commission

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by Trump in May, received little attention until this week, when at least 20 states rejected a request to provide the commission with all publicly available voter roll data. "As the president continues to press his blatantly false claim that voter fraud cost him the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election, he endangers the sanctity of our nation's democracy," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, said in a statement Friday.

James Arconti, chairman of the board of the Greater Danbury Chamber…

James Arconti, chairman of the board of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce gives a year-in-review address to a luncheon gathering Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. James Arconti, chairman of the board of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce gives a year-in-review address to a luncheon gathering Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury.

Utah wildfire evacuees return, ready for quieter July 4th

Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that s... . Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with Jean Wilson, a 71-year-old evacuee from the community of Pine Flats at the fire's evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Prosecutors charge man with 9 Phoenix serial killings

An elite prep school is again under fire for allegations involving a game of sexual conquest similar to one a few years back where a student was charged with sexually assaulting a freshman over a sordid tradition... An elite prep school is again under fire for allegations involving a game of sexual conquest similar to one a few years back where a student was charged with sexually assaulting a freshman over a sordid tradition called the "Senior Salute." . The Trump administration plans to arrest parents and other relatives who authorities believe smuggled their children into the United States.

The Latest: Graphic, videos detail Baton Rouge police ambush

FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Baton Rouge police respond to active shooter near Hammond Aire Shopping Center in Baton Rouge. Gavin Long fatally shot two police officers and a sheriff's deputy... President Donald Trump launched a crude Twitter attack on the brains, looks and temperament of a female TV personality Thursday, drawing bipartisan howls of outrage and leaving fellow Republicans beseeching him:... President Donald Trump launched a crude Twitter attack on the brains, looks and temperament of a female TV personality Thursday, drawing bipartisan howls of outrage and leaving fellow Republicans beseeching him: Stop, please just stop.

House cracks down on illegal immigrants with bills backed by Trump

Bills backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigrants passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, drawing criticism from immigration activists and others who called them a threat to civil liberties. The House voted 228-195 to pass the "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act" that would withhold some federal grants to so-called "sanctuary city" jurisdictions that do not comply with certain federal immigration laws.By a vote of 257-167, the chamber also passed "Kate's law" to increase penalties for illegal immigrants who return to the United States.

Simone Veil, iconic European feminista

French Former Health Minister Simone Veil attends on April 6, 2013 the awarding of the Political Book Prize at the National Assemby in Paris. Simone Veil, a French survivor of Nazi death camps and European Parliament president who spearheaded abortion rights as one of France's most prominent woman politicians, has died.

The Latest: Fox is giving Trump tweets a tough look

Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, as the committee conducts a hearing on Russian intervention in European elections in light of revelations by American intelligence agencies that blame Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. FILE - In this June 22, 2017 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks amid a crush of reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.