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Politics & Government

House And Senate Negotiators Strike Deal To Avoid Shutdown Threat

5:06pm September 13, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

A bipartisan spending deal postpones a fight over money for a border wall before the election. The bill funds about 75 percent of the government, with a stopgap measure for the rest through Dec. 7.

President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte participate in a joint news conference at the East Room of the White House Monday.

Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding

11:12pm July 30, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Joined by Italy's prime minister, the president took questions from reporters Monday. He discussed border security and said he would be willing to meet with Iran's leaders with "no preconditions."

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In separate remarks to reporters at the White House on Friday, President Trump insisted he wanted to see Congress pass legislation that would end his administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border.

Trump Injects Chaos Into Immigration Debate — Opposing, Then Backing GOP Bill

6:57pm June 15, 2018

Trump said Friday that he would not sign a House GOP immigration bill crafted to meet his policy demands, triggering confusion. Later, a White House spokesman said the president backed the measure.

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle is seen from Mexico while patrolling the border between the cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, on April 7.

DHS Secretary: Spike In Illegal Border Crossings Shows More Money Needed For Wall

8:23pm April 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asked lawmakers to approve a $47.5 billion budget request for her sprawling agency.

Congressional leaders (from left) House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appear together at a January event in the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Congress Set To Unveil $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill

3:13pm March 21, 2018

The legislation is said to include nearly $1.6 billion in border security increases without addressing a legal fix for the roughly 700,000 immigrants who stand to lose protection under DACA.

Three Illinois men have been charged by the U.S. Justice Department in the August 2017 bombing of a mosque in Minnesota.

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Man Who Bid For Border Wall Contract Charged In Minnesota Mosque Bombing

7:12pm March 14, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Michael Hari has made a stunning array of headlines over the years. An alleged co-conspirator said they wanted to scare Muslims "out of the country." No one was injured.

President Trump views prototypes of his long-promised border wall in San Diego on Tuesday. The mockups, which are are still being assessed by officials, stand up to 30 feet tall in the borderlands region of California.

On Whirlwind California Trip, Trump Tours Border Wall Mockups And Talks Military

5:48pm March 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The visit Tuesday marks the president's first to the state since taking office. Before addressing the troops, he swung by huge prototypes that may eventually fulfill his signature campaign pledge.

A photo from last October shows prototypes of border walls in San Diego that President Trump will be examining. He heads to California on Tuesday — his first visit to the state since becoming president.

Trump Will Visit U.S.-Mexico Border To Tout Long-Promised Wall

3:08pm March 13, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Some local border residents say the president is focused on building a wall when closer economic ties between the U.S and Mexico seem to call for another approach.

Border wall prototypes on display in San Diego, where contractors offer different designs.

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Federal Judge Who Was Disparaged By Trump Greenlights Border Wall Project

8:15pm February 27, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The same judge Trump once called a "hater" issued a ruling allowing the administration's plans to construct the border wall to proceed.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, in a photo from September.

White House Issues Veto Threat To Bipartisan Immigration Plan

1:14pm February 15, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Senators have made little progress toward an immigration bill that can pass ahead of the chamber's self-imposed Friday deadline.

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