September 19, 2017 Trump tweets he'll 'revisit' DACA if Congress can't pass immigration bill President Donald Trump tweeted late Tuesday that he would "revisit" his decision to end the DACA program for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age if Congress cannot come up with an alternative.
September 19, 2017 Obama: Targeting Dreamers is 'wrong' and 'cruel' Former President Barack Obama released a lengthy statement on Tuesday, criticizing President Trump's decision to end a program giving illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children a reprieve from deportation.
September 18, 2017 Schumer, Pelosi say they have deal with Trump to protect 'Dreamers' Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday vowing to pursue an agreement protecting immigrants who were brought illegally into the U.S. as children from deportation.
September 14, 2017 Trump signs resolution condemning Charlottesville violence after reviving hate group debate President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were "bad dudes" among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Va., last month.
September 14, 2017 Trump vows 'no amnesty' for 'Dreamers,' says GOP leaders 'on board' with talks President Donald Trump said Thursday that Republican congressional leaders were "very much on board" with negotiations to protect so-called "Dreamers"— hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the U.S. illegally — from deportation.
July 4, 2017 Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements.
June 27, 2017 EPA moves to nix Obama's 'waters of the US' regulation The Trump administration Tuesday announced plans to scrap an Obama-era environmental rule that had been attacked as federal overreach by farmers and property-rights groups.
June 25, 2017 Nikki Haley says she and son were booed at NY restaurant during gay pride parade U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took to Twitter Sunday to claim that she and her son were heckled as they left a New York City restaurant while the city's annual Gay Pride Parade was taking place.
June 22, 2017 Joe Biden to LGBT gala: 'Hold President Trump accountable' Former Vice President Joe Biden, warning of transgender Americans "under attack" in Republican-led states, on Wednesday challenged the nation's LGBT community to push back against President Donald Trump's administration.
June 22, 2017 Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years President Trump announced Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U.S.