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The illegal immigrant caravan swamped border officials in San Diego Sunday as hundreds of people showed up at the San Ysidro port of entry and demanded admittance and asylum as reporters, immigrant rights activists and Mexican watched. After a month of traveling across Mexico, hundreds of people, most of them from Honduras, massed in Tijuana and began to present themselves to U.S. border officials, reciting the script they've been coached to deliver to clear the first hurdles toward asylum.
A U.S. appeals court on Friday allowed Texas to implement a law requiring photo identification at the ballot box, reversing a lower court decision that blocked the measure on the grounds it could be discriminatory against racial minorities. In a 2-1 decision, a panel from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law, which was designed as a fix for previous voter ID legislation struck down for being discriminatory.
A group of immigrants from Central America, whose caravan north earned the ire of President Donald Trump and became a flash point in the roiling debate over illegal immigration, requested asylum at the California border Sunday in a scene marked by emotion and theater. As the boisterous gathering at the border fence in Playas de Tijuana grew to hundreds, some waved Honduran flags, called out chants and waved bouquets of yellow flowers.
Prime Minister Theresa May's office said late Sunday that May had accepted the resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Rudd had been due to make a statement to Parliament on Monday over the "Windrush scandal," which has dominated headlines in Britain for days and has sparked intense criticism of the Conservative government's tough immigration policies.
I must confess that I have the hardest time making myself care about the White House Correspondents Association dinner and the controversy surrounding comedienne Michelle Wolf's comments about Sarah Sanders. There is a major backlash from the Right over her comments toward Sanders.
The following is an expanded version of the third item from my "Albany Insider" column from Monday's print editions: With some Democrats believing Suffolk County party chairman Richard Schaffer is in cahoots with the Republicans, Gov. Cuomo has begun personally reaching out to potential state Senate candidates on Long Island, county Dems and Republicans say. Cuomo has spoken to at least two potential candidates about running for the seats currently held by incumbent Republicans Phil Boyle, of Bay Shore, and Tom Croci, a Sayville Republican who sources say may not seek reelection.
The following is the fourth item from my "Albany Insider" column that was cut for space from Monday's print editions: With Democrats performing well in special elections last week and predicting an anti-Trump blue wave in New York in November, Republicans are seeing a silver lining from a state Assembly special election in Buffalo last Tuesday. Erik Bohen, a Democrat who ran on the Republican line, won in an area where the governor has spent much time in recent years with a decidedly anti-Cuomo message.
Michelle Wolf got it just right "Thank you!" - That's how comedian Michelle Wolf answered Sean Spicer's declaration that her headlining stand-up set at the the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was "a disgrace." Her response is instructive: To Wolf Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner - WASHINGTON - The panna cotta had been served and the First Amendment duly celebrated by the time the comedian Michelle Wolf took the stage on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May found herself under increasing pressure on Monday as Home Secretary Amber Rudd quit for misleading parliament over targets to remove illegal immigrants. The opposition Labour party demanded May come to the House of Commons to explain her role in creating a "hostile" immigration policy when she ran the Home Office.
Even if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to obstruct legislation to shield special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired, the Senate Judiciary Committee has sent a message to President Trump that it would be unwise to dismiss the investigator. Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see first-hand, what happens during an airport emergency? Now's your chance and you can even be a part of it. The Midland International Air and Space Port and the City of Midland are teaming up to perform an emergency response drill.
The announcement came Thursday and frees up federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for residents whose homes have been lost or damaged in light of the ongoing eruption. Residents whose primary homes were destroyed or whose homes are inaccessible due to the lava flow, should register at the newly established FEMA Disaster Relief Center for possible assistance.
Prime Minister Theresa May will be forced into making another Cabinet reshuffle after the resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd on Sunday evening. Ms Rudd became the fifth departure from the Cabinet since last year's snap general election, after admitting she had "inadvertently" misled MPs over the existence of targets for removing illegal immigrants.
In this April 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., left, sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs withdrew April 26, in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the "false allegations" against him have become a distraction.
West Virginia's early balloting process, open to any registered voter, means those who anticipate being unable to vote May 8 still have a chance to participate in this very important election. Early voting has proved to be very popular.
In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during an event kicking off his campaign for re-election at Union City High School in Union City, N.J. FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during an event kicking off his campaign for re-election at Union City High School in Union City, N.J. WASHINGTON - New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez seems in good shape to win a third term despite a harsh rebuke from fellow senators who say he violated chamber rules and federal law, according to political analysts and party colleagues.
With the date of a summit meeting with Kim Jong Un still to be determined, President Donald Trump continued this weekend to press the case that major changes are on the horizon between North and South Korea, as Mr. Trump spoke with both the South Korean and Japanese leaders about progress on a deal with the Pyongyang regime to rein in its nuclear weapons program. Headline: "Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade" - from the Failing New York Times.
A small street festival outside Miami features booths adorned with Puerto Rican flags. A band plays salsa music as vendors offer specialties from the Caribbean island such as rice with pork and chickpeas.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright's relatively weak re-election campaign showing two years ago and shifting congressional district boundary lines have Republicans thinking they can beat him this year. Three Republicans - John Chrin, Joe Peters and Robert Kuniegel - hope to win the Republican nomination for the 8th Congressional District seat in the May 15 primary election.