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In this Dec. 6, 2017 photo, Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-Ill., third from left, along with other demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs, during an rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. House and Senate Democrats stand divided over whether to fight now or later about the fate of some 800,000 young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Dreamers stage Capitol Hill sit-in to demand legalization

Illegal immigrant "Dreamers" staged a sit-in at congressional offices Tuesday demanding lawmakers give them full permanent legal status before the end of the year, complicating leaders' efforts to avoid a government shutdown. Published December 12, 2017

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (left), Majority Whip Steve Scalise (center) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy hope to iron out differences with the Senate this week and hold a vote on the final compromise legislation next week for major tax reform. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan says DACA won’t be part of House spending bill

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday rejected efforts to shoehorn a major immigration fight into year-end talks over avoiding a government shutdown, saying illegal immigrant "Dreamers" should be tackled in separate legislation. Published December 12, 2017

Former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner told a federal court last week that there's "no legitimate" reason why the public should see her testimony about her role in tea party targeting, pleading with a judge to keep her deposition permanently sealed. (Associated Press).

Lois Lerner: ‘Exceedingly low’ public interest in her IRS testimony

Former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner told a federal court last week that there's "no legitimate" reason why the public should see her testimony about her role in tea party targeting, pleading with a judge to keep her deposition permanently sealed. Published December 11, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Fairhope Ala. Alabama voters pick between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Gwen S. Moore demands teen pages be warned about Roy Moore

A Democratic congresswoman asked the Senate's administrative operations to have a plan in place to prevent GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore from targeting any of the teenagers in the chamber's page program, should he win election. Published December 11, 2017

People hold up a banner during an event to protest President Donald Trump's decision to revoke the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Homeland Security officials say they botched 900 DACA applications

The Trump administration erroneously rejected about 900 applications sent in by Dreamers to renew their status under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals deportation amnesty, Homeland Security officials told The Washington Times. Published December 3, 2017

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello went to Capitol Hill to ask for $94 billion to pay for the territory's recovery from Hurricane Maria. Doling out Christmas bonuses to government employees, however, could put that aid in jeopardy. (Associated Press/File)

Puerto Rico gives Christmas bonuses after asking for hurricane recovery funds

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares last month asked federal taxpayers to shell out $94 billion to pay for the territory's recovery from Hurricane Maria -- then turned around and paid out about $100 million in Christmas bonuses to government employees on the island. Published December 3, 2017

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks to the media after attending a closed meeting with testimony by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House panel approves bill to crack down on Obama-era ‘unmasking’

The House intelligence committee approved a bill Friday to crack down on political "unmasking," with Republicans saying the Obama administration abused foreign intelligence to embarrass private citizens and insisting the practice had to stop. Published December 1, 2017

Former IRS executive Lois G. Lerner. (Associated Press/File)

Lois Lerner cites years-old threats to keep her IRS activities secret

The threats that former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner says are serious enough to keep her court depositions forever secret date back to 2014, and she hasn't shown any new threats, according to new court documents filed late Thursday. Published December 1, 2017

"If the Senate Democrats choose to filibuster [a short-term spending bill], then they will have chosen to shut down the government down," said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Democrats want immigration fix in spending bill

Bumping up against another shutdown deadline, Congress will have to pass a short-term spending bill next week and push big decisions into next year, lawmakers said Thursday — though Democrats said they may still force a shutdown fight over new rights for illegal immigrants. Published November 30, 2017

"When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public's safety at risk," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. "San Francisco's decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Jeff Sessions: Rethink for sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle verdict

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that blame for Kate Steinle's death lay at the feet of San Francisco, and he urged sanctuary cities across the country to rethink their policies in the wake of Thursday's verdict in the trial of her illegal immigrant killer. Published November 30, 2017