GOP drops US-Mexico wall demands as spending talks advance54 minutes ago

Congressional negotiators on Tuesday inched toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border. The emerging measure would increase the defense budget and eliminate the threat of a government shutdown on Trump's 100th day in office this Saturday.

California Judge Blocks Donald Trump’s Executive Order On Sanctuary Cities

In the latest separation-of-powers blow to President Donald Trump , a federal judge in San Francisco has put the kibosh on part of the executive order that threatens the loss of federal funds if so-called " sanctuary cities " don't comply with U.S. immigration laws. District Court Judge William Orrick issued the preliminary injunction today in a lawsuit that challenges the order Trump signed in January.

California is in a war with Trump on sanctuary cities. It just won its first major battle.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Supporters of SB54, which would create a statewide sanctuary for immigrants in the country illegally, prepare to testify for the measure in the Senate Appropriations Committee in Sacramento, Monday, March 13, 2017. California has launched a war on President Trump's attempt to clamp down on sanctuary cities.

GOP special election candidates warn donors of Democratic surge

Greg Gianforte, right, is congratulated by a supporter in March 2017 after he won the Republican nomination for Montana's special House election. The candidates for open House seats in Georgia and Montana are taking a familiar, panicked tone in their donation emails, warning Republicans that the Democrats - so recently boxed out of power - are poised to make a comeback.

‘Less than 3% of migrants who reached Italy were refugees’

Fewer than 3% of migrants who reached Italy after crossing the Mediterranean in 2016 were deemed refugees, UN report shows Only 2.65 percent of those migrants who arrived in Italy were granted asylum as genuine refugees, according to the United Nations. The United Nations refugee agency said 181,436 migrants arrived in Italy last year, most of them crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa in flimsy boats.

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Announces New Policy Regarding…

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has announced steps in his office that will aim to prevent collateral consequences of convictions by tracking the immigration status of defendants and offering appropriate pleas. The office also has two newly-hired immigration attorneys who will train staff and provide advise on plea offers.

Trump to sign agriculture executive order Tuesday

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that looks to help the US agriculture business by establishing a task force to identify impediments to the business' growth. Trump will sign the executive order after a meeting with 15 farmers from across the country, including Zippy Duvall, the president of the American Farm Bureau; Bill Northey, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture; and Lisa Johnson Billy, a farmer and former Oklahoma House member.

White House a confidenta of averting shutdown as Trump shows flexibility on wall

The White House sought Monday to calm a jittery Washington ahead of a showdown with Congress over spending, and President Donald Trump softened his demand that a deal to keep the federal government open include money to begin construction on his long-promised border wall. Despite one-party control at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, the brinkmanship that came to define spending battles in the Obama years has tumbled into the Trump era, as have the factional divisions over strategy and priorities that have gripped the GOP for a decade.

Chuck Schumer Still Talks To Trump. But He Doesn’t See A Detente Coming.

As Donald Trump approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says he's been surprised by the failure of the White House to splinter the Democratic Party. In an interview with HuffPost, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn't close the door on bipartisan collaboration with the president.

Trump ramps up pressure on Democrats over border wall funding

US president Donald Trump is putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the US-Mexico border as a funding deadline looms - even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. As Mr Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this week, he is juggling a renewed healthcare push with his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall.

Top StoryAs budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding

With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this coming week juggling a renewed health care push and his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall.

Basic NAFTA deal likely by mid-2018, says Chamber of Commerce chief

The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement by the middle of next year, the head of the biggest U.S. business lobby group said Sunday. The future of the deal binding the three nations has been in doubt since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency in November pledging to ditch it if he could not rework terms in favor of the United States, clouding the outlook for Mexico in particular.

US Chamber of Commerce chief expects basic NAFTA deal by mid-2018

The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement by the middle of next year, the head of the biggest U.S. business lobby group said on Sunday. The future of the deal binding the three nations has been in doubt since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency in November pledging to ditch it if he could not rework terms in favor of the United States, clouding the outlook for Mexico in particular.

France’s choice: European globalism or populist nationalism

A combination of pictures made on April 23, 2017 shows French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron and French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National party Marine Le Pen posing in Paris. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen appear to have won the first round of France's presidential election .

Trump heads into tough week with budget, health care battles

With his tweets and his bravado, Trump is putting his mark on the presidency in his fir... New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is warning world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change. New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is warning world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change.

Will: Donald Trump, the ‘oh, never mind’ president

In his first annual message to Congress, John Quincy Adams, among the most experienced and intellectually formidable presidents, warned leaders against giving the impression that "we are palsied by the will of our constituents." In this regard, if in no other, the 45th president resembles the sixth.

Trump: a Dreamersa should rest easy

President Donald Trump remarked Friday that undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers" should "rest easy," the latest of his statements to indicate his administration won't take a hardline approach to dealing with the group. Speaking about his immigration policy with The Associated Press, Trump said his administration's policy is "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals."

DHS Sec. Kelly On Rape Victim Deportation Fears: ‘911 Process Is Anonymous, If You Want It To Be’

DHS Secretary John Kelly tells CNN's Dana Bash that women who are worried about being deported after reporting sexual assault shouldn't be because his department isn't targeting Dreamers for deportation, and that the "911 process is anonymous, if you want it to be." Bash asked Kelly about recent criticism from the Los Angeles Chief of Police that reports of rape and domestic violence are way down among Hispanics, and here was his response: BASH: Well, let's talk about some of those problems, and one of them is the question of what to do about the young immigrants known as Dreamers.

Justice Department Sends Warnings To NYC, Other Sanctuary Cities

Federal officials, however - in both the Obama and Trump Administrations - have said Sanctuary Cities are risky to both the communities who end up getting serious criminals released onto their streets, and to the immigration agents who then have to go out into the communities to arrest them. The Times said the letters warn that failure to cooperate might mean the jurisdictions are violating their agreements in terms of grants from the Justice Department .