Young immigrants detained in Virginia center allege abuse  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.

The Real Story of Donald Trump Jr.  —  All he ever wanted was to make his dad proud, but things have never turned out quite right for Donald Trump Jr. Even now, despite finding his purpose as a bombastic star of the far right, Junior's personal life is in shambles and the specter of Robert Mueller looms large.

Protester yells ‘fascist’ at Stephen Miller dining in Mexican restaurant  —  SEE ALSO  —  Maybe grab a burger next time.  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was accosted at a Mexican restaurant by a patron calling him a “fascist” — two nights before Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen …

Trump defends his hard-line immigration policies to cheers  —  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Hours after reversing himself to end the forced separations of migrant families, President Donald Trump returned to the warm embrace of his supporters at a raucous rally to defend his hard-line immigration policies …

In Trump's America, the Conversation Turns Ugly and Angry, Starting at the Top  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has railed against undocumented immigrants in recent days, branding many of them “murderers and thieves” who want to “infest our country.”  Not long ago, he referred to them as …

Record-High 75% of Americans Say Immigration Is Good Thing  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-high 75% of Americans, including majorities of all party groups, think immigration is a good thing for the U.S. — up slightly from 71% last year.  Just 19% of the public considers immigration a bad thing.

Sara Netanyahu Charged With Fraud for Ordering $100k Worth of Meals From Gourmet Chefs  —  The prime minister's wife and a deputy director of the PM's Office are indicted for violating regulations barring the ordering of meals when a cook is on the residence's staff

How did Peter Strzok's notorious text stay hidden so long?  —  It was the most damaging of all the damaging texts exchanged between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.  On Aug. 8, 2016, in the second week of the Trump-Russia investigation on which both were working, Page texted Strzok to say …

Michelle Alexander Joins The New York Times Opinion Pages as Columnist  —  Today The New York Times announced that Michelle Alexander will join the Opinion pages as a columnist in September.  —  James Bennet, New York Times editorial page editor, said, “Michelle is the author of …

It's possible I'll be indicted  —  said Thursday that it's possible he'll be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller  —  “I acknowledge it is a possibility,” Stone said in an interview on Hill.TV's “Rising.”  —  Stone, however, pushed back that he is “concerned” about being charged, noting that that would suggest culpability.

Trump administration to seek merger of Education, Labor departments  —  The Trump administration plans to advocate a merger of the Education and Labor departments as part of a sweeping government overhaul, according to two individuals familiar with the proposal who declined to be named because it's not yet public.

Supreme Court opens the door to online sales taxes  —  The Supreme Court today paved the way for states to begin collecting sales taxes from online vendors.  In a 5-4 decision, the court threw out a precedent that had blocked online sales taxes.  —  Why it matters: Online retailers likely …

A Reckoning After Trump's Border Separation Policy: What Kind of Country Are We?  —  Central American immigrants detained for possible separation in McAllen, Texas, on June 12 John Moore—Getty Images  —  Presidents have many jobs, and one is telling us who we are.

Where Is This Little Girl?  The Government Won't Say.  —  The little girl has been on the front cover of newspapers and magazines.  Her whereabouts remain a mystery.  —  Public outrage towards the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border reached a fever pitch this week …

Scott Pruitt Has Spent a Total of $4.6 Million on Security, New Disclosures Show — Including $1,500 on “Tactical Pants”  —  Scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has now spent more than $4.6 million from public coffers on security, according to documents obtained …

A Texas public defender says he can't get answers for the parents who have already lost their children.  —   Erik Hanshew is an Assistant Federal Public Defender in El Paso, Texas.  —  I sat across from my new client, a petite woman from Central America in her late 20s or early 30s …

Obama cyber chief confirms ‘stand down’ order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama White House's chief cyber official testified Wednesday that proposals he was developing to counter Russia's attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to "

Tech companies quietly work with ICE as border crisis continues  —  The contracts highlight how technology companies are putting their innovations to work with the U.S. government in ways that are often not visible to the public.  —  Several high-profile data and tech companies have made millions …

Yes, Obama separated families at the border, too  —  WASHINGTON  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama separated parents from their children at the border.  —  Obama prosecuted mothers for coming to the United States illegally.  He fast tracked deportations.  And yes, he housed unaccompanied children in tent cities.

Democratic super PAC hits jackpot with Chinese company stock  —  Private prisons, gun advocates also have busy spring, new disclosures show  —  A receptionist works behind the logo for Baidu.com, a Chinese language search engine, at the company's office in Beijing, in this July 28, 2005, file photo.

Trump Backed Down, But the Crisis at the Border Is Far From Over  —  Olivier Douliery—Abaca Press/Sipa USA/AP  —  It is a crisis Donald Trump created and always had the power to solve.  At detention facilities across the country, children are penned in cages, crying out piteously …

Ex-CIA Contractor Makes Millions Flying Immigrant Kids to Shelters … The Trump administration has been paying an intelligence contractor millions of dollars to to fly immigrant children to shelters across the United States.  —  MVM, Inc has a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide …

Starbucks burned by social-justice appeasement as growth stalls, stock plunges  —  Coffee giant to shutter 150 stores next year instead of 50  —  Starbucks may have appeased progressives with its social-justice workshops and open-bathroom policy, but such moves have failed to caffeinate the company's bottom line.

Bahama Breeze in Orange Village calls police on black sorority over bill dispute  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - An African-American sorority member accused the Bahama Breeze Restaurant in Orange Village of racial profiling because the manager called police Tuesday at the end of a sorority gathering.

UT/TT Poll: Most Texas voters oppose family separation at the border, with greater support among men and Republicans  —  Male Republicans support separating families trying to cross illegally into the U.S. from Mexico, but most other groups — and Texas voters overall — do not …

Mueller worried ‘widespread media attention’ may have biased jurors  —  ‘Such publicity increases the possibility that jurors will form biases,’ Mueller's team wrote in a filing.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team wants to use a written questionnaires to gauge whether …

Publisher of National Enquirer Subpoenaed in Michael Cohen Probe  —  Prosecutors eye whether company coordinated with ex-Trump lawyer on payment to bury affair allegation  —  Federal authorities have subpoenaed the publisher of the National Enquirer for records related to its $150,000 payment …

Leaked Internal Memo Reveals the ACLU Is Wavering on Free Speech  —  “Our defense of speech may have a greater or lesser harmful impact on the equality and justice work to which we are also committed.”  —  The American Civil Liberties Union will weigh its interest in protecting the First Amendment …