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Vice President Pence speaks during a campaign event for Pennsylvania congressional candidate Rick Saccone in February. Pence is playing a big role in Republicans' midterm election campaign.

Politics & Government

Pence's Midterm Message Shows How His Future Depends On Trump's Success

9:34am June 26, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Vice President Pence is stumping all over the country, touting President Trump's record, proving his loyalty to his boss — and GOP voters — while building relationships that could pay dividends.

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Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents.

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Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

7:20pm June 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.

Democratic members of Congress protest the Trump family separate policy. From left to right: Reps. Joseph Crowley, Luis Gutierrez, Pramila Jayapal, John Lewis and Judy Chu.

Family Separation Is Trump's Immigration Policy. Here's Why He Won't Own It

6:43am June 20, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The policy is unpopular, and vulnerable Republicans in competitive districts stand to be punished by voters in the midterms if this continues much longer. So Trump is trying to flip the script.

Hundreds of families spent their Father's Day in Tornillo, Texas, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids

5:16pm June 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Rep. Beto O'Rourke organized the Fathers' Day march in just a couple of days. Hundreds of people showed up to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.

AT&T and Time Warner are not competitors; their proposed merger would be a "vertical integration" of complementary companies.

U.S. Judge Approves AT&T's $85 Billion Merger With Time Warner

11:01pm June 12, 2018

by David Folkenflik

A judge gave his blessing to AT&T's drive to take over the Time Warner media conglomerate. He rejected the Justice Department's arguments that the combined company would be too powerful.

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White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House on May 18. President Trump tweeted that Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center.

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Top White House Economic Aide Larry Kudlow Has Heart Attack, Trump Says

10:30pm June 11, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Moments before President Trump headed into his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he tweeted that the chief economic adviser was being hospitalized near Washington, D.C.

A person is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on April 11 in New York City.

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ICE To Send 1,600 Detainees To Federal Prisons

10:32am June 08, 2018

by James Doubek

The immigration enforcement agency said it needed the additional space because of a "current surge in illegal border crossings" and the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policies.

Andrea Elena Castro, daughter of Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, holds a U.S. flag during a Rally For Our Children event on May 31 to protest the "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has led to the separation of families.

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Judge Says Yes To Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Family Separation Policy

6:44pm June 07, 2018

by Joel Rose

In a response to the Trump administration's request to dismiss the suit, Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that the "wrenching separation" of children from parents may violate their right to due process.

More than 100 people chanted and sang outside a Justice Department building in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The protesters gathered to condemn the Trump administration's practice of separating immigrant parents and children at the Southern border.

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Protesters Across The U.S. Decry Policy Of Separating Immigrant Families

7:50pm June 01, 2018

by Joel Rose

People gathered in cities across the country on Friday to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant parents and children at the Southern border.

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A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-Tech Expo looks at a computer chip through a microscope. The White House said Tuesday that it will impose tariffs on $50 billion in imports from China containing "industrially significant technology."

White House Announces Tariffs, Trade Restrictions To Be Placed On China

2:45pm May 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Trump administration says it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology." A list of products will be released in the next few weeks.