Land agency: Agent’s gun may have been used in pier slaying
By PAUL ELIAS The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investigating whether an agent’s gun was used in the shooting death of a woman walking on a popular San Francisco…
Immigration
Hispanic leaders want GOP field to condemn Trump’s ‘idiocy’
By STEVE PEOPLES Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers. Several 2016…
Will latest inflammatory comments tarnish Trump’s brand?
By MAE ANDERSON Is Donald Trump’s business empire as Teflon-coated as his hair appears to be? Trump has found himself on the receiving end of the catchphrase he made famous…
Jeb Bush jumps into retail politics of Iowa’s caucuses
By THOMAS BEAUMONT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Since announcing on Facebook his plan to explore running for president, Jeb Bush has courted high-dollar donors in private rooms and luxury…
Wisconsin’s Walker admits flip on immigration
Gov. Scott Walker once envisioned a world where the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally could embark on a path to citizenship. But now the Wisconsin Republican calls…
Senate Dems agree to GOP plan to fund Homeland Department
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Senate Democrats have agreed to a Republican plan to fund the Homeland Security Department without the immigration provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Minority…
Pressure centers on House GOP on Homeland Security bill
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Days ahead of a looming partial agency shutdown, the pressure is on House Republicans after Senate GOP leaders agreed to Democratic demands and announced…
McConnell: Strip immigration issue from Homeland budget bill
By ERICA WERNER The Senate’s top Republican is moving to disentangle contested immigration measures from stalled legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants…