How Trump Diverged From Other Presidents and Embraced a Policy of Separating Migrant Families  —  WASHINGTON — Almost immediately after President Trump took office, his administration began weighing what for years had been regarded as the nuclear option in the effort to discourage immigrants from unlawfully entering the United States.

United Methodist Church urges Sessions to halt migrant family separations  —  The United Methodist Church this week criticized the Department of Justice for the Trump administration's immigration policies of separating migrant families and denying asylum to those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence.

These Harvard kids got the lesson of their life in the Heartland  —  On a blustery afternoon in April, I filed into a van along with 10 students from Harvard.  We had just spent the last two days in Chicopee, Mass., where we had chatted with the police chief and his force, the mayor and his staff …

Leave.EU faces new questions over contacts with Russia  —  MPs say latest revelations show Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore may have misled parliament  —  A leader of the Leave.EU campaign suggested sending a “message of support” to the Russian ambassador after the then foreign secretary …

More Americans side with Justin Trudeau than Donald Trump in trade spat: Ipsos poll  —  Most Canadians and Americans approve of how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is handling the situation on tariffs, trade and U.S. President Donald Trump.  —  That's according to two Ipsos polls, for Global News and Reuters.

DHS: Nearly 2,000 Children Separated From Adults At Border In 6 Weeks  —  The Department of Homeland Security says 1,995 minors were separated from their “alleged adult guardians” at the southern border in just over a monthlong period.  —  A DHS spokesman said the separations occurred between April 19 …

New York's Case Against Trump May Be Prophetic  —  Why the complaint involving the president's foundation is a road map for Mueller.  —  The report released by the inspector general of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday painted a vivid picture of the past.

Psychos on the Potomac  —  WASHINGTON — A new study from Southern Methodist University says the nation's capital has more psychopaths per person than anyplace else in the country.  —  No surprise there.  —  Psychopathy is defined in the study as a “Temperamental and Uninhibited Region.”

‘Prepared for war’: As Mueller moves to finalize obstruction report, Trump's allies ready for political battle  —  President Trump's lawyers and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III are hurtling toward a showdown over a year-long investigation into the president's conduct …

For Pruitt, gaining Trump's favor — and keeping it — came through fierce allegiance  —  In the run-up to the decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement last May, President Trump wanted the opinion of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.

This Video Showing A Border Patrol SUV Hitting A Native American Man And Speeding Away Is Going Viral  —  In a video that's been going viral, a US Border Patrol SUV is seen hitting a Native American man in Arizona and speeding away.  —  Indivisible Tohono  —  U.S Border Patrol ran …

Trump's little-known pick to lead consumer bureau sets up fight with Congress  —  President Donald Trump selected Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget official, as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting up what is likely to be a bruising battle …

Beauty pageant contestants aren't #MeToo victims  —  Last week the 96-year-old Miss America competition decided to drop the swimsuit portion of their event.  The move is widely regarded as a consequence of the MeToo movement, a way to stop the degradation of women.

Family separations could double, says Border Patrol chief in Rio Grande Valley  —  EDINBURG, TEX. — As outrage mounts over the Trump administration's separation of hundreds of migrant children from their parents, the person overseeing that zero-tolerance policy on the busiest stretch …

UN envoy in Yemen for emergency talks on Hodeida  —  The UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Saturday for talks on the key aid port of Hodeida where rebel fighters are battling a regional coalition.  —  Martin Griffiths is expected to propose to rebel leaders …

In nearly 500 pages of answers, Facebook stonewalls some senators' questions  —  Written answers follow CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before two Senate committees.  —  Earlier this week, Facebook submitted nearly 500 pages worth of written responses to dozens of US senators' questions stemming …

Rob Reiner denounces Robert De Niro, celebrities for anti-Trump remarks  —  Director Rob Reiner denounced Robert De Niro and other celebrities for their remarks against President Trump  —  , saying it only helps the president.  —  During an exclusive interview with The Hill's new TV show …