COMMENTARY: How the DREAM Act divides families

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, of Illinois, have introduced a new DREAM Act. The lawmakers want to protect young undocumented immigrants who could lose their temporary legal status under Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals due to a court challenge from 10 states, led by Texas.

Ann McFeatters: What we’ve learned from 6 months of Trump

It's strange how six months can feel like six exhausting years when they've produced nothing but a string of nonsensical superlatives. As Donald Trump celebrates the first eighth of his ridiculous "amazing, stupendous, unsurpassed" presidency, we mere mortals are left to ponder what we have learned.

Spicer’s leaving White House, not necessarily TV screens

He won't be behind a podium at the White House, but it's unlikely Sean Spicer will disappear from television. Spicer quit as White House press secretary Friday, ushered out with the wish that "I hope he goes on to make a tremendous amount of money" from Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump's new communications director.

Sean Spicer unlikely to disappear from television

He won't be behind a podium at the White House , but it's unlikely Sean Spicer will disappear from television. Spicer quit as White House press secretary Friday, ushered out with the wish that "I hope he goes on to make a tremendous amount of money" from Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump 's new communications director.

Anthony Scaramucci is the communications director for the…

Anthony Scaramucci's first appearance behind the White House podium could hardly have gone more differently than Sean Spicer's. Where Spicer struggled to defend the indefensible - President Donald Trump's inauguration crowd size - Scaramucci came in on a day of chaos at the White House and painted a picture of relative calm .

Trump sidelines Rex Tillerson to find a way to stop Iran Nuclear Deal against his wishes

President Donald Trump is putting Rex Tillerson and the U.S. State Department on the sidelines when dealing with Iran on the Nuclear Peace Deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama and a coalition of international states. According to a report from Foreign Policy the move came after a "contentious" meeting between Trump and Tillerson.

Hea s Trumpa s new communications director. But his past tweets show contrary views.

Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, right, blowing a kiss after answering questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017. Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, right, blowing a kiss after answering questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017.

The Latest: Panel in talks with Manafort, Trump Jr. reps

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, at the Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump's legal team is evaluating potential conflicts of interest among members of Mueller's investigative team, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Al Gore praises Trudeau on climate change – but says there’s room for improvement

While Al Gore has plenty of praise for Justin Trudeau's efforts to combat climate change, he says there's still room for improvement on the prime minister's environmental agenda. Al Gore poses for a photograph before talking about his new film "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth the Power" in Toronto on Friday, July 21, 2017.

5 Problematic Laws You Didn’t Know Trump Passed

"I will say that never has there been a president - with few exceptions; in the case of FDR, he had a major Depression to handle - who's passed more legislation, , between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated," Trump said on June 12. "Many bills; I guess over 34 bills that Congress signed. A Supreme Court justice who's going to be a great one ... We've achieved tremendous success."

Budget Office: Latest GOP plan adds 22 million uninsured

A revised Republican health care bill would drive up the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million by 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday in a report unlikely to help GOP leaders persuade their party's senators to back the reeling legislation in an upcoming showdown vote. An earlier projection by Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts on the initial version of the GOP legislation projected the same number of people losing coverage.

Trump stops hundreds of planned regulations

The Trump administration has withdrawn or delayed 860 proposed regulations in its first five months, the beginnings of a regulatory overhaul meant to bolster economic growth. Federal agencies have withdrawn 469 proposed regulations compared to a fall 2016 report when Barack Obama was president, according to figures the White House budget office.

Obama to McCain after cancer diagnosis: ‘Give it hell, John’

Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to his 2008 presidential election opponent on Twitter late Wednesday after it was announced that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had been diagnosed with brain cancer. "John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known.