California’s Anti-Trump Strategy, Featuring Eric Holder, Will Cost $25K Monthly

California legislative leaders on Wednesday said they have retained a team of Covington & Burling attorneys led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help fend off "potential challenges" from the incoming Trump administration. against potential Republican attacks on California's immigration, environmental and health care policies.

CCR and DRUM File Freedom of Information Request Regarding Muslim Registry

Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and DRUM - South Asian Organizing Center sent Freedom of Information Act requests to multiple federal agencies seeking documents related to the federal National Security Entry-Exit Registration System . NSEERS required nonimmigrants who were citizens of designated countries - 24 out of 25 of which were majority Arab or Muslim - to submit to special registration and monitoring requirements while in the U.S. Critics say the program was discriminatory and abusive, and warned that its regulatory framework could easily facilitate president-elect Trump's proposed Muslim registry.

Grassley Sworn in to New U.S. Senate Term

Committee chairman Senator Chuck Grassley arrives for a hearing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldana before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill December 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI Grassley anticipates one of his first orders of business will be the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama as the new Attorney General.

Sherriff Joe Arpaio is leaving office with mixed legacy

The full-throated bravado that made Sheriff Joe Arpaio a household name in debates over illegal immigration and the treatment of jail inmates was missing as he started his last news conference in a law enforcement career that spanned a half-century. After being charged with a crime and booted from office by voters, the 84-year-old Arpaio looked tired and dispirited as he defended his investigation of President Barack Obama's birth certificate - a debunked controversy that critics say Arpaio exploited to raise funds from his supporters.

Cruel bully or modern-day Wyatt Earp? Sheriff’s mixed legacy

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2009, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, orders approximately 200 convicted illegal immigrants handcuffed together and moved into a separate area of Tent City, for incarcerati... PHOENIX - The full-throated bravado that made Sheriff Joe Arpaio a household name in debates over illegal immigration and the treatment of jail inmates was missing as he started his last news conference in a law enforcement career that spanned a half-century.

Religion News Association Picks Trump-Bashing Khizr Khan, Wife as Top Newsmakers of 2016

In his syndicated column, Terry Mattingly marveled that the journalists belonging to the Religion News Association picked Donald Trump's election as the number-one religion story of 2016, but the number one "religion newsmakers of the year" were instead "Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Muslim parents of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, who appeared before the Democratic National Convention as Mr. Khan denounced Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering the country as unconstitutional." If the Khans' tour of the liberal media denouncing Trump had actually caused Trump's defeat, that would make them newsworthy.

Peter Funt: Next yeara s news, today

Thanks to Donald Trump and the Chicago Cubs my outlandish predictions for 2016 were eclipsed by, of all things, reality. Worse, the fine art of fake news was commandeered by demons who used it for social and political gain - something my colleagues and I would never have dreamed possible.

Nine ‘amazing’ moments from the Obama presidency

Talking to Valerie Jarrett about her time as senior adviser to President Obama and specifically about that time he sang "Amazing Grace" in Charleston, S.C., on June 26, 2015, got me to thinking about other amazing moments of the Obama presidency. So, before Obama nostalgia hits full-tilt after New Year's Day, here are nine "amazing" moments from his presidency.

DMV licensed 800,000 undocumented immigrants under 2-year-old law

In this file photo, Raul Ordonez, 23, of San Rafael, second from left, takes the touch-screen exam as he goes through the process of getting his California driver's license under AB 60 at the DMV office in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 31, 2015. On the day that California officials implemented a controversial law that allows undocumented residents to obtain driver licenses, DMV offices throughout the state were packed with immigrants looking to take advantage of the opportunity.

Illegal Aliens rush to border as Obama sets new record

A huge influx of illegal aliens are rushing to enter the United States before incoming Trump administration can put more restrictive border controls into place. Since Election Day, the influx of unaccompanied minors and families in the company of children has set new records, according to the Federation on American Immigration Reform -- a nonprofit that advocates border security and immigration reform.