Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates

President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offences. Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug convictions, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries.

Politics, shootings undercut criminal justice overhaul

Hopes for overhauling the nation's criminal justice system have faded in Congress this year, undercut by a rash of summer shootings involving police and the pressure of election-year politics. Republicans, including Majority Whip John Cornyn ofTexas, had joined with Democrats in hopes of revising the 1980s and '90s-era federal "tough on crime" laws to reduce prison overcrowding and save taxpayer dollars.

Top StoryTrump plans detailed immigration talk as questions remain

Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration - but it's anyone's guess what he will say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering - and at least one canceled speech - on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.

Donald Trump’s immigration waffle: Will speech clear up wavering deportation policy?

Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration -- but it's anyone's guess what he will say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering -- and at least one canceled speech -- on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.

Trump plans detailed immigration talk as questions remain

" Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration on Wednesday in Arizona " but it's anyone's guess what he might say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the GOP presidential nominee after days of wavering " and at least one canceled speech " on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.

Russian hackers said to have targeted Arizona election system

Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state. The bureau described the threat as "credible" and significant, "an eight on a scale of one to 10," Matt Roberts, a spokesman for Arizona Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan, said Monday.

CBS Host Refers To Illegal Aliens As ‘Undocumented Workers’ [VIDEO]

John Dickerson, host of CBS's "Face the Nation," on Sunday referred to "11 million undocumented workers," yet thousands of illegal aliens are imprisoned. It is unknown exactly how many illegal immigrants are in the United States and most estimate between 11 million to 12 million.

Ex-Guantanamo prisoner goes on hunger strike in Venezuela: Lawyer

A former Guantanamo prisoner now held by Venezuela's intelligence agency has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer said Saturday. Held in Guantanamo for 12 years without charge, Jihad Diyab, pictured on Sep 8, 2015, was released from the US military prison in southern Cuba to Uruguay in 2014 along with five fellow former detainees.

Clinton attacks Trump’s outreach to black voters in new ad

Dr Ben Carson and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Pierry Benjamin attend a round table with the Republican Leadership Initiative at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, August 25, 2016. Photo: Reuters Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy.

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Trump walks back on immigration change

A day after he left open the chance of legal status for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally, Donald Trump tried to close the door on that, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that he does not support any immediate move to a legal status for law abiding immigrants. "When they come back in, then they can start paying taxes, but there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and then come back," Trump said of those in the U.S. illegally.