Trump: I Will Do the ‘Same Thing’ as Obama When It Comes to Some Illegal Immigrants

Donald Trump said Monday that, as president, he would do the "same thing" as President Barack Obama when it comes to deporting some illegal immigrants. While the Republican nominee hasn't fully reversed his position on deporting the estimated 11 million illegals already in the country, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway during an interview Sunday left open the possibility of walking back his stance on the issue, telling CNN's "State of the Union" that it's "to be determined."

White House says feds doing their part in flood response

President Barack Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. The Baton Rouge visit Tuesday is a reminder of the political dangers and opportunities that natural disasters can pose.

Obama to visit Louisiana as White House bats away criticism

President Barack Obama will visit flooded Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after the Republican who wants his job flew into the city and chided the president for remaining on vacation during the disaster. Obama's visit to the flood zone, normally a routine presidential exercise, has become politically freighted thanks to his own decision not to interrupt his annual Martha's Vineyard vacation, criticism by Republican Donald Trump and the Baton Rouge newspaper, and memories of the botched federal response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Root of immigration woes? Look to the past. Updated at

For more than a decade, lawmakers have been pointing at their counterparts to take the blame for what just about everyone agrees is a broken immigration system. Republicans say President Barack Obama's immigration enforcement policies encourage more people to sneak into the country.

As racial politics loom over election, Obama’s legacy is seen as mixed

When Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the White House in 2008, his victory was a turning point in U.S. race relations that set high expectations for progress to come. Nearly eight years later, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton attacking each other over racial politics, the legacy of Obama's presidency looks decidedly mixed, black leaders said.

Trump looks better in election than Clinton

Is there anyone out there who could explain to me why any U.S. citizen with a stable mentality and any common sense would think that Hillary Clinton would make a good president for our country? Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch in Washington, D.C., has a list of about 25 illegal acts she is accused of committing. When leaving the White House at the end of the Clinton administration, she took some dishes and furniture.

Kirk: Obama ‘acting like drug dealer in chief’ in Iran deal

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says President Barack Obama was "acting like the drug dealer in chief" when his administration delivered $400 million in cash to Iran contingent on the release of American prisoners. The Republican made the comment to The State Journal-Register editorial board last week, saying the president can't be "giving clean packs of money to a ... state sponsor of terror."

Clinton leads Trump by eight points

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 8 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. The Aug. 14-18 survey showed 42 percent of Americans supported Clinton ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

Where the hell is Hillary Clinton?

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been lampooned on social media as "missing in action", with the hashtag #WheresHillary trending number one globally. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who visited flood-ravaged Louisiana on Friday to deliver supplies and meet with locals, gave the hashtag a boost over the weekend.

Headaches accumulate for Angela Merkel

Resentment of open-door immigration is growing across the Western nations, and Hillary Clinton will get no tips, hints or reassurance from Angela Merkel . The German chancellor has unique immigration headaches, and they arrived through an open door much like the one that Barack Obama wants to leave as his legacy and that Hillary promises to keep if she returns to the White House, this time as the president.

Kirk on Iran: Obama acting like ‘drug dealer in chief’

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk criticized President Barack Obama for delivering money to the Iranian government in coordination with the release of Americans being held prisoner there -- saying he was "acting like the drug dealer in chief." The comments came in a sit-down last week with the editorial board of The State Journal-Register, according to the Illinois paper's political writer.