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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen shakes hands with President Trump in El Centro, Calif., on April 5 after he arrived to visit the border wall between the United States and Mexico.

An Acting Government For The Trump Administration

Kirstjen Nielsen's departure from the Department of Homeland Security means that 15 of President Trump's Cabinet-level appointments have departed, a number far higher than in previous administrations.

A pedestrian walks past the Federal Election Commission's headquarters October 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.

If A Parent's Day Job Is Running For Congress, Can The Campaign Pay For Child Care?

A congressional candidate is asking the Federal Election Commission to decide whether she's allowed to use campaign funds to pay for child care while she spends her days on the trail.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi in July 2015.

Immigrant Acquitted Of San Francisco Killing Sentenced On Lesser Gun Charge

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty in November in the death of Kate Steinle, was sentenced Friday on a state gun violation to time already served. He will now face federal gun charges.

Immigrant children walk in a line outside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children a former Job Corps site that now houses them in Homestead, Fla., June 20, 2018.

Reveal: Migrant Children's Lawyers Could Risk Funding If They Challenge Government In Court

There is an all-time high of 14,000 immigrant children in U.S. custody.

Guilty: 6 Takeaways From Manafort's And Cohen's Big Day

The two high-profile people close to President Trump were either found guilty or pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes — and one implicated the president in a major campaign finance violation.

A Border Patrol agent uses a computer in San Diego, Calif., June 5, 2014

Border Patrol Flies Migrants From Texas To San Diego

The U.S. Border Patrol said Friday that it would fly hundreds of migrant families from south Texas to San Diego for processing and that it was considering flights to Detroit, Miami and Buffalo, New York.

A portrait of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, a Mexican youth who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Nogales, Mexico, in October 2012.

No New Trial For Border Agent Acquitted Of Killing Mexican Teen, U.S. Prosecutors Say

Two separate juries deadlocked on charges stemming from an October 2012 cross-border shooting by a border agent.

The Camp Fire burned so hot and intense there is little remaining in the mountains near Concow, Calif. Residents would like to camp out on their properties, but the federal government says they have to wait until toxic debris is cleared.

Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home

People who survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history were told this week that they cannot camp out or park RVs on their destroyed properties. They must keep waiting.

Cars drive near Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday in Germany. Most German highways have no speed limit, and a proposal to cap speeds at about 80 mph has sparked controversy.

A Speed Limit On German Highways: 'Like Talking Gun Control In The U.S.'

A government committee says capping speeds could reduce carbon emissions and pollution. Opponents say Germans have a visceral need for speed akin to Americans' views on gun rights.

Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner's office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for controlled substances.

Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses

Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties. As a result, opioid overdose deaths often go overlooked in the data reported to the federal government.

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