ICE raids Ohio meat plant, arresting nearly 150 workers

Immigration officials lined up dozens of workers, many dressed in white helmets and smocks, outside a meat-processing plant in rural Ohio on Tuesday afternoon in one of the largest recent workplace raids carried out by the Trump administration. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 146 workers were arrested as part of a year-long investigation into Fresh Mark, a northern Ohio meat supplier once touted by the government as a partner in preventing hiring undocumented workers.

Governors in U.S.-Mexico border states largely absent on migrant…

EL PASO, Texas The ongoing separation of migrant children from their families at the border has been denounced by five first ladies, prompted millions of dollars in donations and drawn rebuke from religious leaders across the country. But the governors who represent the states along the 2,000-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico have been largely absent from the national conversation .

Congresswomen, press to face off in softball game, fundraise for…

Democrats and Republicans aren't often on the same team, but on Wednesday, they will with two aims: to beat the press and to fundraise for breast cancer survivors. The Congressional Women's Softball Committee has already raised more than $300,000 this year for its annual softball game benefiting the Young Survivor Coalition, an organization that supports breast cancer survivors younger than the age of 40. "The players are united in the belief that no woman should have to face breast cancer alone," committee president Atalie Ebersole said.

Not A Tattoo: Man Claims He Was Wearing Seat Belt During Accident, Troopers Found This

Trump Reverses Course, Signs Order To Keep Families Together President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed his debunked argument that he had no authority to stop separations of undocumented immigrant families at the border, signing an executive order to keep parents and kids together. Hearing For Parents In 'House Of Horrors' Case Reveals Daughter's 911 Call A 17-year-old girl who had just escaped her home of horrors called police dispatchers and revealed in a high-pitched voice the abuse that had gone on for years.

President Donald Trump, VP Pence, to campaign for McMaster in Columbia

Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence intend on visiting Columbia to campaign on behalf of Governor Henry McMaster, who is headed into a competitive runoff election for the Republican ticket in the governor's race. WIS has independently confirmed through sources close to McMaster's campaign that a Trump visit is imminent is tentatively planned for Monday; the plans were first published in the New York Times .

Senate blocks Trump plan to cut $15B in unused spending

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ride the Senate subway as they head to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Washington. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ride the Senate subway as they head to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Washington.

Trumpa s Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M Source: Cox Media Group

Taxpayers have paid nearly $20 million for extra Coast Guard patrols that protected President Trump by land and sea during 16 winter and spring trips to West Palm Beach since his inauguration, according to new records obtained by USA TODAY. The spending records include all but one of his trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida since the inauguration in January 2017.

Trump signs executive order he says will keep immigrant families together

President Donald Trump , under growing pressure to act unilaterally to address the immigration crisis, Wednesday signed an exeutive order that he said would keep immigrant families at the border together. Add Immigration as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Immigration news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Here’s How Republican and Democratic Governors Are Protesting ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy

Several governors are joining together to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, which has resulted in the separation of approximately 2,000 children from their families during a recent six-week period. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Monday that state agencies would no longer provide resources "for the purpose of separating children from their parents or legal guardians on the sole ground that their families are in violation of federal immigration laws."

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner: What About Black Children Separated From Their Mothers?

Liberal activists are literally crying on television about the separation of children from parents who enter the country illegally -- and who are now being locked up instead of being released into the community with a promise to appear in immigration court. But what about the plight of American children living in poverty, some of them in far worse conditions than the foreign children put in temporary government housing on the border? Peter Kirsanow, a conservative appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, told Fox News Tuesday night that Democrats are currying favor with Hispanics because they're looking for a new voting bloc.

Scaramucci: Lewandowski should apologize for mocking girl with Down syndrome

Anthony Scaramucci The Hill's 12:30 Report - Sponsored by Delta Air Lines - Trump to meet House GOP as backlash to 'zero tolerance' policy grows The Memo: Child separation crisis risks 'Katrina moment' for Trump Trump digs in amid uproar on zero tolerance policy MORE Corey R. Lewandowski Lewandowski says 'womp womp' at story of young girl being separated from mother at border If Congress takes no action, the Social Security trust fund will become depleted in 2034 Five things to know about the lawsuit against the Trump Foundation MORE to apologize after mocking a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was reportedly separated from her mother after crossing the border illegally.

U.S. – Attorney’s fee awards in Lanham Act cases: An “exceptional” outcome

In this recent decision , the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the requisite showing for obtaining an award of attorney fees under the Lanham Act. Reversing a decision out of the Eastern District of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit held that a party seeking attorney fees need only prove that its case is "exceptional" by a preponderance of the evidence , and not by the more stringent clear and convincing standard applied by the district court .

U.S. Withdrawal from Human Rights Council Undermines Accountability

New York, NY - Physicians for Human Rights is deeply disappointed and concerned by the United States government's decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, a move it called counterproductive and damaging. "The Council's dedicated mission to advance human rights around the globe is more crucial than ever and its legitimacy is enhanced by the United States' participation.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel And City Colleges Of Chicago Team Up With Facebook To Equip A Tech Ready Workforce

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Facebook today with City Colleges of Chicago announced two collaborations to expand digital and technology training to students across Chicago. Facebook will support students participating in coding bootcamps through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, and will work with City Colleges to expand its existing digital marketing curriculum and training.

California net neutrality bill faces crucial hearing as Democrat seeks to water it down

Protesters fighting to save net neutrality rally outside the Verizon store on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Verizon stores across the country were sites for coordinated protests one week before the FCC votes on the net neutrality issue.