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A transport officer, right, helps immigrants Dilma Araceley Riveria Hernandez, and her son, Anderson Alvarado, 2, get off the bus after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 24 in McAllen, Texas. A transport officer, right, helps immigrants Dilma Araceley Riveria Hernandez, and her son, Anderson Alvarado, 2, get off the bus after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 24 in McAllen, Texas.
Independence Day brings out this country's most patriotic expressions, from marching flag-wavers to parades of fez-wearing Shriners in mini-cars. This year, America celebrates its 242nd birthday, a year when the country actively redefines its concept of greatness.
'I CAN HANDLE A BULLY': U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, above, was a point of interest for President Trump during a Wyoming rally. It's the kind of attention most would-be Democratic presidential contenders could only dream about - a bizarre, unprovoked attack from the antagonist-in-chief.
Speaking to rally crowds on Thursday, Trump said this: "And by the way, you know all of the rhetoric: 'Thousands points of light.' What the hell was that?" The rally remarks prompted George W. Bush's former press secretary Ari Fleisher to note, "This is so uncalled for.
The country's new Environmental Protection Agency chief is an Ohio native who insists he's more than a former coal lobbyist. "One of my clients was a coal company," Andrew R. Wheeler said last month in an interview with the Hamilton News Journal.
Leandra English, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's deputy director, said on Friday that she is resigning -- ending her more than six-month legal battle with the Trump administration for control of the watchdog agency. English is dropping her lawsuit, which questioned the legitimacy of Trump's pick to temporarily lead the CFPB, Mick Mulvaney.
In this June 16, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks in Washington on race in America and his decision to take down Confederate monuments in his city. FILE - In this June 16, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks in Washington on race in America and his decision to take down Confederate monuments in his city.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement is giving the Kansas governor's race an odd twist by complicating the bid of a major Democratic candidate who's trying to rebuild his party's brand with rural voters but is hindered by his anti-abortion past. Former state Agriculture Secretary Joshua Svaty argues that Democrats can't break an eight-year losing streak in all statewide races without pulling more votes from strongly Republican rural areas.
The skies over America the Beautiful were filled with fireworks, and the Twittersphere was filled with three Democratic senators blowing themselves up. My U.S. Senator Kamal Harris, Massachusetts's Elizabeth Warren and New York's Kirsten Gillibrand spent their holiday week attacking President Trump in speeches and tweets.
Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency is a former coal industry lobbyist who helped lead an industry fight against regulations that protect Americans' health and address climate change .
Vice President Mike Pence is defending federal immigration authorities charged with detaining and deporting migrants entering the country illegally, and he's accusing Democrats of making opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the "center" of their party. In a speech at the agency's headquarters, Pence says Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio have called for the abolition of ICE.
In the hours after President Donald Trump concluded his rally Thursday in Great Falls, the internet has ignited with comments about his more inflammatory remarks. Trump didn't hold back his opinions on Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., but it was his jabs at Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and the #MeToo movement that had people tweeting.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the LDS Church met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday, marking the first time a senior leader of the church has met with a German chancellor. Hatch invited Elder Uchtdorf, a German native and member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, on his trip to Berlin to meet with Merkel.
Hundreds of employees at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital have suffered serious injuries d... . FILE - In this file photo taken April 11, 2017, a security officer stands on steps at the entrance to Western State Hospital, in Lakewood, Wash.
The list of contenders to fill a Supreme Court vacancy by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is narrowing, with President Donald Trump telling reporters that he's focused on two or three people ahead of his Monday announcement. "I think I have it down to four people.
Scott Pruitt's tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ended with his resignation, but political experts in his home state of Oklahoma say that he could continue his career in public office. But even with the bad publicity, Pruitt, 50, has widely been considered a potential candidate for either governor or U.S. Senate.
The ACLU is the latest group to put pressure on Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins on the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The $150,000 campaign featured an ad praising Collins as an "independent voice" for Maine who stood up to efforts to eliminate funding Planned Parenthood funding.
Baldwin announced Friday that the former presidential candidate will appear with her at a rally in Eau Claire on July 14. Baldwin's race is a top target for Republicans. State Sen. Leah Vukmir and Delafield management consultant Kevin Nicholson face each other in the GOP primary to be decided Aug. 14. Vukmir was holding a rally Friday with House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, both of whom recently endorsed her.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed hope the traditional "bipartisan spirit" of congressional hearings for judges will once again prevail in Washington, rather than the votes of recent years that have mostly divided along party lines. Speaking at a Jerusalem cinema on Thursday after the screening of "RBG," the breakout hit documentary about her life and career, Ginsburg said she would not address past or present personnel changes on the court, in apparent reference to Justice Anthony Kennedy's upcoming retirement.
E.P.A. Aide Questioned Deleting Sensitive Meeting Details. Then She Was Fired. - WASHINGTON - Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the subject of numerous investigations into claims that he used agency resources for personal benefit How Scott Pruitt's Disloyalty to His Own Staff Brought Him Down in the End Minutes before President Donald Trump announced the resignation of Scott Pruitt, his top environmental regulator, one of his former aides accused him of firing another for questioning a potentially illegal purge of official agency records.