9-in-10 on terror watch list who sought guns were approved in 2015

People on the United States' terrorist watch list passed background checks and have been allowed to purchase firearms 91% of the time in 2015, updated federal data shows. An updated report by the Government Accountability Office, released Tuesday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office, shows individuals on the terrorist watch list were involved in background checks to purchase firearms 244 times - with 223 of those transactions, or 91%, allowed to proceed.

Donald Trump fights to keep videos of his Trump University testimony private

Lawyers for Donald Trump say there is "no legitimate reason" to release video of the businessman testifying at a deposition in one of two class-action lawsuits filed against his real estate investing program, Trump University. A terse, four-page motion filed Monday in federal court in San Diego is aimed at blocking lawyers for the plaintiffs from putting into the court records excerpts from videotaped depositions Trump gave in the case in December and January.

Clointon, Trump at odds over tackling terrorism, guns

In both style and substance, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Trump focused heavily on the nation's broken immigration system in his fiery address, although the Orlando shooter was born in the United States.

Trump blames immigration: ‘We are importing radical Islamic terrorism’

Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump blames immigration: 'We are importing radical Islamic terrorism' Overnight Regulation: Feds propose ban on forced arbitration in higher ed Carl Bernstein: Trump speech 'abhorrent' but 'effective' MORE - and their refusal to identify "radical Islam" as the driving force behind the terror threat - led directly to the Orlando nightclub shooting that left 49 dead and dozens more wounded. The gunman, a U.S. citizen born to Afghan parents, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria while carrying out the assault, making it the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.

Poverty drives the influx that a porous border permits

From my service in the BSF on the Indo-Bangladesh border and in West Bengal's correctional services, I have acquired a fairly deep, first-hand perspective on the issue of illegal immigrants at its two most crucial stages: at the border level and at the custodial level. We must first recognise that the Indo-Bangladesh border, drawn up in 1947 by the British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe, shows him up as almost unbelievably inadequate in terms of his knowledge of the local topography and the culture of its people.

Trump to be hurt by controversial comments

US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is taking heat yet again, this time for some controversial comments against a judge, as experts said this will hurt him in the presidential race. The brash New York billionaire is embroiled in a lawsuit over Trump University, as some students claimed they did not get their money's worth.

Senator requests probe of Tesla construction project

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley asked four federal agencies to look at the visa status of more than 140 foreign workers on a construction project at Tesla's Fremont factory, in response to an investigation by this newspaper. Grassley requested the departments of Justice, State, Homeland Security and Labor investigate why Eastern European men were granted visas to do construction work that is broadly banned by immigration laws and could have been done by U.S. workers.

Biden, Warren and Obama Pile on Trump

Storm clouds are gathering around Donald Trump as he heads into the general-election campaign, with Democrats coming together and launching ever more withering attacks on the Republican presidential candidate, testing his patience, endurance and temper. Top Democrats are piling on the presumptive GOP nominee now that Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination by winning four of six nominating contests this week, including the major states of California and New Jersey.

House GOP seeks to focus on security plan instead of Trump

House Republicans are laying out a national security agenda that seeks to turn the conversation away from Donald Trump's contentious presidential campaign and toward concrete policies for securing America's borders and defeating extremist groups. Speaking Thursday at the Council on Foreign Relations, Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas says Trump's proposed plan to ban all Muslims from coming into the United States isn't practical.

Democratic congressman calls Trump a racist

A Democratic congressman said Monday that Donald Trump's criticism of a Latino judge overseeing a lawsuit involving Trump University shows that the presumptive Republican nominee for president is a racist - and told Trump to take his proposed border wall and "shove it up your ass." Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said in an open letter that Trump's "ignorant anti-immigrant opinions," border wall rhetoric and continued attacks on the judge "are just plain despicable."