USA Senate passes its version of emergency border funding bill House and Senate head toward reconciliation of different bills to provide funding for humanitarian crisis on the border. 26/06/2019
USA Booker calls for hearings on ICE's use of solitary confinement Cory Booker is the third senator to publicly raise concerns, and the second Democratic presidential candidate to question ICE about the use of solitary. 26/06/2019
USA Federal funds for legal help to child migrants at border are running out Federal funds that guarantee child migrants the right to free legal representation — their best shot at staying in the U.S. — are close to running dry. 26/06/2019
USA Trump tells U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe to 'never disrespect' White House "I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!" the president tweeted. 26/06/2019
USA What to watch for at tonight's first Democratic presidential debate First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 26/06/2019
USA How candidates are preparing for the first debate: pushups, videos, brevity "That's hard!" Elizabeth Warren says about "learning to talk in one-minute segments," while Cory Booker does bicep curls — in a shirt and tie. 26/06/2019
USA House passes border funding bill to address humanitarian crisis Passage of the measure came after House Democratic leaders sought to appease members of their caucus only hours earlier with change to the legislation. 26/06/2019
USA Robert Mueller to testify publicly before House committees on July 17 The announcement came after the chairmen of the two panels issued a subpoena compelling Mueller's testimony. 26/06/2019
USA Eric Logan shooting stirs anger over racial injustice in Pete Buttigieg's South Bend Many residents aren't blaming Mayor Pete for the fatal police shooting of a black man, but say something needs to be done about long-standing inequality. 26/06/2019
USA Justice Department lawyer defends herself after viral video on child migrant treatment Exclusive: In a private Facebook post, Justice Department attorney Sarah Fabian says a false impression has been created about her testimony. 26/06/2019
USA Trump's chief of protocol pulled off the job ahead of G-20 Sean Lawler has been pulled off the job amid an investigation into allegations of discrimination and harassment, U.S. officials said. 26/06/2019
USA No deal yet with Taliban on U.S. exit from Afghanistan, says Pompeo During an unannounced stop in Kabul, Pompeo says "the hour has come for peace" in America's longest running war. 25/06/2019
USA Border Patrol moves 100 children to 'appalling' Texas facility Almost 300 migrant children had been removed from the site after a series of media reports chronicling its conditions were published in recent days. 25/06/2019
USA Trump lawyers blocked ex-official nearly 100 times from discussing census citizenship question The House Oversight Committee released documents about the testimony days before the Supreme Court is set to rule on the issue. 25/06/2019
USA Pence touts Latino support for Trump in Miami ahead of Democratic debates The vice president predicted Democratic candidates will advocate higher taxes, more regulation and "socialist" policies in this week's debates. 25/06/2019
USA Acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders steps down after two months The resignation follows reports of children living in squalor at border stations where they often lack child care, bedding or even basic hygiene items. 25/06/2019
USA Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary She currently serves as communications director for first lady Melania Trump. 25/06/2019
USA N.Y. woman who called herself 'Umm Nutella' faces prison for helping ISIS Sinmyah Amera Ceasar used the pseudonym based off the brand name of the popular cocoa hazelnut spread to signify her support for the terror group. 25/06/2019
USA House Democrats change emergency border bill to win votes of progressives The changes would set up a clash with the Senate, which is expected to pass its own version of the bill this week. 25/06/2019
USA Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll The survey comes a day ahead of the first Democratic debate, hosted by NBC, in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday. 25/06/2019