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A border protection officer stands next to a recently upgraded section of fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday. The Pentagon says it will send 5,000 U.S. troops to the border.

Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border

The troops are likely to be active-duty Army personnel. As U.S. troops are prohibited from performing law enforcement activities within the United States, they will be in support roles only.

'Another Suspicious Package' To CNN Is Intercepted In Atlanta

The announcement comes as bomb suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc is due to appear in court on Monday, accused of sending packages to CNN and others last week.

In 'A Good American Family,' A Son Details How The Red Scare Upended His Father

Pulitzer prize-winning David Maraniss immerses himself in family records and interviews with relatives of others to piece together how his parents paid for supporting communism in their youth.

A helicopter brings skiers and snowboarders into the mountains around Gulmarg, in Indian-administered Kashmir

Surrounded By Military Barracks, Skiers Shred The Himalayan Slopes Of Indian Kashmir

Kashmir, disputed between India and Pakistan, is the site of a decades-long insurgency. It is also a winter sports haven. During recent airstrikes and shelling, a ski station remained open.

Former Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., served in Congress from 2001-2017. He is pictured here in 2014.

A Bill To Make Every American Bear Arms, In The Novel 'Big Guns'

Steve Israel's new satire imagines a world where the gun lobby holds enough sway to pass such legislation through Congress. As a former Democratic congressman, he knows the subject intimately.

Thomas Farr is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2017 on his nomination to be a district judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Trump Judicial Nominee Set To Fail Amid Voter Suppression Charges

Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, said he would not support Thomas Farr. The nominee came under scrutiny over possible voter suppression efforts in North Carolina.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., before a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Trump's personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday.

Jackson Won't Return As Trump's Personal Physician, Report Says

Dr. Ronny Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be VA secretary amid numerous allegations, will stay with the White House medical unit but won't be the president's physician, Politico reports.

Hundreds of students gather at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday to protest gun violence, part of a national high school walkout on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.

A New Generation's Political Awakening

Gun violence protests may be a pivotal moment for the generation coming up behind millennials. Events that occur when we're young can have an outsized impact on shaping our political outlook.

Central American migrants ride on the subway after leaving the temporary shelter at the Jesus Martinez stadium, in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. About 500 Central American migrants headed out of Mexico City on Friday to embark on the longest and most dangerous leg of their journey to the U.S. border, while thousands more were waiting one day more at the stadium.

Hundreds Of Migrants Leave Mexico City Headed For Border

About 750 Central American migrants headed out of Mexico City on Friday to embark on the longest and most dangerous leg of their journey to the U.S. border.

Moses Sumney: Tiny Desk Concert

The Los-Angeles-based force of nature, one of the most inspired talents of today, shows off a spontaneous side at (and around) the Tiny Desk.

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