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A meeting of House Democrats turned contentious as some new members confronted leaders over a resolution implicitly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar over her comments on Israel.

The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended more than 66,000 migrants at the Southern border in February, the highest total for a single month in almost a decade.

The police response to Monday's march was a stark contrast to last year, when officers made only a handful of arrests despite protesters shutting down Interstate 5.

This year, a krewe for Mardi Gras formed by Mexican immigrants — Krewe de Mayahuel — showcased Mexican history and art.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler says his panel is investigating allegations of obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by the administration.

John Hickenlooper casted himself as a can-do uniter who's used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state.

Opponents appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can't go along with the White House.

Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders are gathered at one of America's seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy.

Declaring it's "very clear" President Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents Monday.

Emboldened by their new majority, Democrats are undertaking several broad new investigations into President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a post-Robert Mueller world.

As a deadline for voting looms, it's increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with Trump's use of executive power to build the wall.

A majority of U.S. delegates at the United Methodist General Conference opposed the conservative resolutions, but the U.S. share of global Methodism is declining.

Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat by Broadway.

The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced.

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta is joining a push in New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York to legalize medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.