Republicans worry new immigration proposal will spark conservative backlash

The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party's most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the House in November. To many conservatives, the compromise immigration proposal released this past week by House Speaker Paul Ryan , R-Wis., is little more than "amnesty."

Trump Taps Kraninger for Consumer Protection Post

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate Kathy Kraninger, associate director of the Office of Management and Budget, to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which seeks to prevent financial abuses to consumers. In a statement Saturday, the White House said Kraninger would continue the efforts of the current CFPB chief, Mick Mulvaney, to scale back the agency's regulatory ambitions while continuing efforts to keep financial fraud in check.

Breitbart traffic declines for seventh straight month

Was a breastfeeding infant really taken from an immigrant mother? The answer to this and other questions about families separated at the border - Last month, U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy of charging migrants in federal criminal court How Trump Diverged From Other Presidents and Embraced a Policy of Separating Migrant Families - WASHINGTON - Almost immediately after President Trump took office, his administration began weighing what for years had been regarded as the nuclear option in the effort to discourage immigrants from unlawfully entering the United States.

As Mueller moves to finalize obstruction report, Trump’s allies ready for political battle

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.

For GOP candidates the question is: To Trump or not to Trump?

With summer bearing down on us , it seemed like a good idea to take one quick snap shot of the local political scene before moving into our summer hiatus , sensing something of a politics overload for you, the reader). As this could well be the final edition of PAU until - gasp - August, it's a good time to take inventory of the local political situation before everyone bails for the beach .

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort jailed ahead of trial

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on the White House lawn Friday morning and answered questions on topics ranging from his former campaign aide Paul Manafort to the detention of immigrant children at the southern border. AP reporter Chad Day explains that President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is headed to jail after a federal judge revoked his house arrest, citing newly filed obstruction of justice charges.

Grassley: Too soon to declare North Korea summit a success

Sen. Chuck Grassley is encouraged by President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but said it's too soon to declare success. "I would be very cautious," Grassley told reporters Wednesday, adding later that despite the historic nature of the summit, it's also premature to talk about a Nobel Peace Prize for the president.

The Memo: Trump’s media game puts press on back foot

Donald John Trump Trump announces North Dakota rally for June 27 Kim Kardashian on running for office: 'Never say never' State Dept. warns Americans of terrorist threat at World Cup MORE 's reality show presidency took a new twist on Friday morning, as he held an impromptu question-and-answer session with reporters in the White House driveway for the first time.

Ap Fact Check: Trump falsely claims exoneration from report

President Donald Trump came out swinging Friday, lodging a remarkable series of claims and accusations about a new watchdog report about the Justice Department's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of emails. In an impromptu press conference on the White House driveway, the president used the report to revive his complaints about the FBI and to declare himself exonerated in the ongoing Russia probe.

The Latest: White House says Trump backs immigration effort

The White House says President Donald Trump does indeed support an immigration bill crafted by House leadership that he said he wouldn't sign in a morning interview. Trump had said in the interview with "Fox & Friends" Friday that he was looking at two House immigration bills, but that he "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one."

Summit does not deal with North Korea’s hacking

Among the subjects President Donald Trump apparently didn't discuss with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore - the regime's human rights abuses, its exports of missile technology and its mistreatment of U.S. prisoners - there's one more: its long record of dangerous cyberattacks against sensitive targets in the U.S. and allied nations. Experts warn that the country's hacking skills have become increasingly sophisticated and dangerous in recent years.

Nearly 2,000 minors split from parents at border in six weeks: US

Critics of a Trump administration policy that separates children from their parents when they are detained after crossing the US border are demanding changes to the policy, as this protest in Los Angeles. WASHINGTON: Nearly 2,000 minors were separated from their parents or adult guardians who illegally crossed into the United States over a recent six-week period, officials said on Friday , as debate raged over how to end the deeply controversial practice.

Trump says possible he will meet Putin this summer

Moscow does not rule out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump this summer, RIA news agency reported on Friday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday it was possible he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this summer, and Moscow did not rule out a meeting.

Trump voices reservations about doing a Mueller interview Source: AP

President Donald Trump declared Friday he thinks the Russia probe is "very biased" and has reservations about being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, raising more questions on whether he will consent to an interview as part of the investigation. Trump said in an impromptu interview with Fox News on the White House North Lawn that he "would like to talk" to Mueller, but the probe "seems to be very biased."