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Stephen Dinan

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Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, said U.S. Border Patrol agents need to be allowed to go after migrants, and he criticized the Obama administration for giving "a pass" to the illegal immigrants caught inside the U.S. and to the cities and counties that shield them. (Associated Press)

John Kelly promises to speed up deportations

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly promised Tuesday to enforce laws against sanctuary cities and said the solution to rising illegal immigration is to deport more people faster, as he laid out a starkly different direction for the Homeland Security Department under a Trump administration. Published January 10, 2017

Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate votes to keep ban on earmark spending

Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to reimpose a ban on earmarks in the new Congress that just began, meaning lawmakers will once again be prevented from slipping their favored pork projects into bills. Published January 10, 2017

Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer leaves the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, after invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Carl Ferrer, Backpage CEO, mum on screening policies

Carl Ferrer, CEO of online sex-ads giant Backpage.com, refused to answer questions about his company's screening policies Tuesday, drawing fire from members of Congress and a sharp rebuke from parents whose underage daughters were sold for sex on his website. Published January 10, 2017

Democratic Reps. Luis Gutierrez (center) of Illinois, Juan Vargas (left) of California and David Cicilline of Rhode Island hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Luis Gutierrez to skip inauguration to protest Trump

Congress's top immigrant-rights advocate said Tuesday that he'll skip next week's inauguration, saying he can't stomach seeing President-elect Donald Trump take the oath of office. Published January 10, 2017

The American flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol dome at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Nov. 18, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

Sex site trafficked in minors but removed underage terms, Senate says

Backpage.com, the largest sex-services classified ads page on the web, used to sanitize ads to take out "incriminating" references to underage girls, then approved the ads anyway, helping facilitate sex-trafficking of minors, senators charged Monday in a stunning report. Published January 9, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. For almost eight years, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus existed in the shadow of the first black president, simultaneously praising President Barack Obama’s achievements while pushing him to do more for their constituents who overwhelmingly supported his history-making campaign and administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump demands to know how NBC got info on Russia hack

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he's asking the chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate how NBC got hold of details from what it says is the top-secret dossier on Russian interference in the U.S. election. Published January 8, 2017

In this Dec. 28, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

DHS secretary says Trump could alter 2012 amnesty

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday that the next administration could reverse his promises and use the information illegal immigrants have voluntarily turned over to the department as part of a 2012 amnesty to now target them for deportation. Published January 6, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa. Trump tweeted Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, that the album sales of teenage classical singer Jackie Evancho have “skyrocketed” since he announced she would perform at his Inauguration. While some of the credit may be due to Trump’s announcement, Evancho’s sales could simply be a result of the holidays: She released a new album, “Someday at Christmas,” on Oct. 28, and she has other holiday albums in her catalog. The singer’s album sales could have also seen a boost thanks to her performance on “America’s Got Talent: Holiday Spectacular,” which aired on NBC on Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Democrats fall short in bid to stymy Trump in Electoral College

House Democrats attempted to lodge protests Friday against the Electoral College votes of several of the states that backed President-elect Donald Trump, but Vice President Joseph R. Biden ruled each one out of order. Published January 6, 2017

In this Dec. 28, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump demands probe of NBC over Russian hacking intel leak

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he's asking the chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate how NBC got hold of details from what it says is the top secret dossier on Russian interference in the U.S. election. Published January 6, 2017