Tornillo tent shelter to grow to 3,800 beds

The expanded temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children at the Texas port of entry in Tornillo will operate through Dec. 31. Shelter at Texas port to add thousands of beds for unaccompanied immigrant children The expanded temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children at the Texas port of entry in Tornillo will operate through Dec. 31. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a video of a June 21, 2018, tour of the tent city for detained immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas.

Trump-backed ex-cop gets GOP nod for House in New Hampshire Source: AP

A black former police chief backed by the Trump administration won the Republican nomination Tuesday in New Hampshire's toss-up congressional district, while Democrats picked experienced, establishment-backed nominees for both that seat and for governor. Eddie Edwards, who was endorsed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, defeated six Republican opponents in the 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern half of the state.

Rhode Island to vote as midterm primary season winds down Source: AP

Rhode Island's Democratic governor faces a spirited but poorly funded challenge in Wednesday's primary, while the mayor of the state's second-largest city is seeking the GOP nomination for another shot at the governor's seat in November. First, he has to defeat a state lawmaker making her first gubernatorial run.

As Florence looms, Trump gives himself – A-pluses’ on hurricane response Source: Cox Media Group

With Hurricane Florence poised to slam into the Carolinas in the next two days, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration had done an A-plus job in responding to hurricanes that ravaged Texas and Florida in 2017, as he again defended how the feds dealt with extensive damage to the U.S. island of Puerto Rico. "I think, in a certain way, the best job we did was Puerto Rico, but nobody would understand that," the President said, blaming bad infrastructure on the island for the slow recovery in power and water.

Better late than never: Democrats pick Kelly for NH governor

A former state senator who jumped into the race for governor of New Hampshire more than a year after her Democratic opponent beat him in Tuesday's primary and will face Republican Gov. Chris Sununu in November. Molly Kelly, a former five-term state senator from Harrisville, defeated former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand.

VA hospital renamed to honor Woody Williams

Ryan Fischer/The Herald-Dispatch J. Brian Nimo, Director of the Hershal "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, speaks on the decision to rename the center as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center renaming ceremony takes place on Sunday, September 9, 2018, in Huntington.

Lanny Keller: Growth and division in Louisiana GOP

From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman. From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman.

Bernie Sanders’ son falling behind in New Hampshire congressional race

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., may be a hot political commodity these days, but that electoral magic doesn't appear to be rubbing off on his son. Despite having a surname that would make most politicians green with envy, Levi Sanders is flailing in his effort to win a congressional seat in New Hampshire's 1st district, according to ABC News .

Brett Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates call on SCOTUS nominee to release …

"We call upon Brett Kavanaugh to keep faith with our alma mater's highest ideals," the open letter says More than 200 alumni from Yale and fellow 1987 classmates of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have signed an open letter calling for the federal judge to release his records from his time in the George W. Bush White House. "Freedom of inquiry is at the heart of our university's legacy and its aim to educate leaders who serve society," the letter, which was published in the New York Times , reads.

L.A. County adopts temporary rent control for older apartments

Members of the Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action lead a march through downtown Los Angeles in support of a county motion to enact a 3 percent rent cap for six months on some 50,000 apartments in unincorporated parts of the county. Jose NuA ez speaks at a rally Tuesday, Sept.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Losing It

Presidential wannabe, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, is "wailing" at the sky again about " injustice! " after the Department of the Interior ruled on Friday that the federal government could not take land in trust on behalf of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a preliminary move toward the tribe getting its own casino. The DOI was merely following a 2009 Supreme Court decision limiting such land-in-trust moves to tribes that were recognized by the federal government in 1934, which does not include the Wampanoag.

Progressives target Pa. legislative races as part of $10m digital ad blitz | Analysis

A trio of progressive groups will spend $10 million between now and Election Day on digital ads to boost 75 largely obscure candidates running for state legislature. The primary goal is to give Democrats control of chambers that will play an outsized role in the next round of reapportionment, so the money will be spread across just five states: Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

Trump Jr.: Father only trusts a much smallera group of aides in White House after op-ed

Amid explosive allegations that some White House officials are actively working against President Donald Trump's agenda, Donald Trump Jr. told ABC News the number of people in the White House that his father can trust is smaller than he'd like. "I think there are people in there that he can trust, it's just - it's a much smaller group than I would like it to be," Trump Jr. said in an interview aired Tuesday on ABC's Good Morning America .

Trump hails ‘brave patriots’ aboard Pennsylvania 9/11 flight

President Donald Trump on Tuesday remembered the "band of brave patriots" aboard a Sept. 11 flight that crashed in Pennsylvania, praising passengers and crew members who resisted hijackers and sent a message that the nation would "never, ever submit to tyranny."