States sue to pressure Trump to reunite immigrant families Source: AP

Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the legal and political pressure on the White House to reconnect families more quickly escalated. The states, all led by Democratic attorneys general, joined Washington, D.C., in filing the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, arguing that they are being forced to shoulder increased child welfare, education and social services costs.

Low-key Washington insider makes a bid to fix struggling VA

Modest and low-key, Robert Wilkie was hastily dispatched to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after a furious President Donald Trump fired Secretary David Shulkin amid political infighting at the department. Wilkie wasn't Trump 's first choice to replace Shulkin; his nomination of White House doctor Ronny Jackson withered in the face of late-surfacing allegations of workplace misconduct.

Mitt Romney takes on Utah lawmaker in US Senate primary Source: AP

Republican voters in the U.S. Senate primary in Utah were deciding Tuesday between Mitt Romney and a state lawmaker who kept him from getting the GOP nomination at the party's convention as the former presidential candidate looks to restart his political career. Romney has deflected attacks on his criticism of President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign while saying his political track record would give Utah more clout in Washington.

States, immigrant supporters demand family reunifications Source: AP

Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as the legal and political pressure mounted to reconnect families more quickly. "The administration's practice of separating families is cruel, plain and simple," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement.

Ryan sets House vote on GOP immigration bill for Wednesday

House Speaker Paul Ryan scheduled a long-awaited showdown vote on a broad Republican immigration bill for Wednesday, but is showing little confidence that the package will survive. Underscoring the legislation's weak prospects in his GOP-run chamber, Ryan, R-Wis., declined to answer questions Tuesday about a separate, narrow measure Republicans are privately discussing.

House GOP struggles with immigration bill ahead of recess

Struggling to find the votes to pass an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are focusing on a slimmed-down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure has hit uncertainty.

The Latest: Durbin: 66 separated migrant kids in Chicago

The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents following President Donald Trump's order allowing them to remain with their parents : U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says that 66 of the more than 2,300 migrant children separated from their families at the border in recent weeks under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy are in Chicago area shelters. Durbin's comments marked the first time a public official has specified how many of them are in the Chicago area.

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson holds press conference on reuniting immigrant families

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will be holding a 12:00 p.m. press conference Monday in the U.S. Capitol Building to discuss his visit Saturday inside a federally-run facility in Homestead, Fla. His team says the facility is holding 70 children who were separated from their families at the border, so Nelson is sharing what he plans to do now to ensure these kids are reunited with their families.

GOP leaders eye new bill on family separations at border

House Republicans say they will make another run at immigration legislation in the coming ... WASHINGTON - Struggling to find the votes to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul, House Republicans are narrowing on a slimmed down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure hit uncertainty Monday.

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy An Arizona woman is putting a public spotlight on a Walgreen's pharmacist who she said wouldn't give her a prescription to end her pregnancy. The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade Plenty of news out of baseball last week, perhaps the biggest was the league participating in the Pride Parade in NYC for the first time.

The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy An Arizona woman is putting a public spotlight on a Walgreen's pharmacist who she said wouldn't give her a prescription to end her pregnancy. The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade Plenty of news out of baseball last week, perhaps the biggest was the league participating in the Pride Parade in NYC for the first time.

Jogger Gets Detained For 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing U.S. Border from Canada

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy An Arizona woman is putting a public spotlight on a Walgreen's pharmacist who she said wouldn't give her a prescription to end her pregnancy. The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade Plenty of news out of baseball last week, perhaps the biggest was the league participating in the Pride Parade in NYC for the first time.

We Spoke To The Man Ariana Grande Samples On ‘The Light Is Coming’

That's the phrase uttered upwards of 20 times in Ariana Grande 's snappy new single with Nicki Minaj, " The Light is Coming ." Since the glitchy dance-pop bop arrived last week, fans have been divided over the prominent vocal sample, which is either really adventurous and artsy or just super irritating, depending on who you ask.

Trump says undocumented immigrants should a immediatelya return without due process

The president, who tweeted Sunday morning during his drive to Trump National Golf Club, went one step further than his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which demands that every immigrant who comes to the United States illegally should be criminally prosecuted. Trump's hasty decision last week to use an executive order to try to end family separation, which happened as a result of his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, sparked confusion and chaos ahead of upcoming congressional votes on immigration.