Customs and Border Protection confirmed that work on a new adult detention facility, designed to handle overflow from crowded Border Patrol stations, began this week.
The former special counsel agreed to give lawmakers more time to question him about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump.
By Rachael Bade, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian · Read more
Alexander Acosta, the only Hispanic member of President Trump's Cabinet, is stepping down amid scrutiny of his role as U.S. attorney in a deal that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser offenses in a sex-crimes case.
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Industry grew frustrated with what its leaders felt was his foot-dragging on rolling back Obama-era labor rules, and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was receptive to their pleas.
The financier is accused of making the payments, which prosecutors alleged might have been meant to influence the suspected co-conspirators, after an investigative report of an early 2000s sex crimes case.
Facebook's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission could result in unprecedented federal oversight of the company. The commission's three Republicans voted for the deal, while both Democrats opposed it.
It's an audacious proposal even by space travel standards. But supporters hope to convince the nation's space scientists to put it on their list of top research priorities.
The quick shutdown of the Virginia legislature's special session on gun control showcased the gun-rights organization's grass-roots influence and behind-the-scenes effectiveness.
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Richard Smith, 71, who some know as "Mouse," can still visualize the first time he saw Joe Biden: a skinny 19-year-old with big sunglasses and brown hair, sporting a big smile and a whistle around his neck.
The "Star Trek" actor's "They Called Us Enemy" — a graphic novel memoir of his boyhood in World War II internment camps for Japanese Americans — deserves to be a popular recommendation at school libraries.
Emily Yahr, Valerie June and Dina Bennett talk about how black people have been largely excluded from country music — an art form rooted in black history. And Danielle Paquette on how controversy over a black Ariel gets mermaid lore wrong.
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