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Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department employee who helped set up and maintain a private email server used by Hillary Rodham Clinton, departs Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 10, 2015, to give his deposition to a House panel on the Benghazi investigation. Pagliano will assert his constitutional right not to testify before any congressional committees, his lawyer says. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senators seek ways to get Pagliano to talk about Clinton emails

Two top senators asked the Justice Department on Monday to reveal whether it has opened an investigation involving Bryan Pagliano, the tech worker who assisted former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in setting up her email server, as Congress continues to try to find ways of learning what he knows. Published September 14, 2015

Syrian refugees sleep inside a greenhouse at a makeshift camp near Roszke, Hungary, on Sunday. The U.S. and many European countries are facing internal political pressures regarding the influx of migrants, seen by many right-wing fringe groups as suspect or even extremists. (Associated Press)

Syria refugee crisis a no-win for Obama

Human rights groups say President Obama's opening bid of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees next year is far too timid in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe playing out in the Middle East, and even his own party colleagues in Congress are preparing to raise him tenfold, calling for the U.S. to take in 100,000 Syrians. Published September 13, 2015

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Defending the American Dream summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rick Perry to suspend 2016 GOP presidential campaign

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is suspending his campaign to win the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, announcing the decision in a speech to the Eagle Forum in St. Louis on Friday afternoon. Published September 11, 2015

Huma Abedin, who has been at Hillary Rodham Clinton's side as her personal assistant or "body woman" since the 2008 presidential race, faced criticism for standing by her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner, after sexting scandals that damaged his political career. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

State Dept. has no plans to make all Huma Abedin, Cheryl Mills emails public

The State Department has the equivalent of 22 full-time employees designated to processing former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, the Obama administration told a federal court Friday, detailing the extraordinary efforts it is making to try to handle the legal tangle Mrs. Clinton left behind. Published September 11, 2015

Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. speaks during a House Rules full committee meeting on the Iran nuclear program deal in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

House GOP rejects Iran deal, votes to extend sanctions

The House voted Friday to extend American sanctions on Iran until January and went on record rejecting the deal President Obama and other international leaders reached to curtail the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, in votes more freighted with symbolism than effect at this point. Published September 11, 2015

A volunteer helps two Syrian children as they arrive aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. The island of some 100,000 residents has been transformed by the sudden new population of some 20,000 refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Democrats urge U.S. to take 100,000 Syrian refugees

Two top Democrats have called for the U.S. to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees next year, or 10 times the number President Obama proposed this week, saying America should "do our part." Published September 11, 2015

Only 42 senators voted to back President Obama, while four Democrats joined all 54 Republicans in the chamber in opposing the deal — two shy of the number needed to surmount the filibuster. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats sustain Iran nuclear deal, free Obama to lift sanctions

Senate Democrats rallied behind President Obama Thursday, successfully filibustering to preserve the deal he and international leaders struck to curtail Iran's nuclear program, as House Speaker John A. Boehner threatened to sue the president to try and halt it. Published September 10, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton walks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 14, 2015. Clinton is attend meetings on Capitol Hill with House and Senate Democrats. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Nancy Pelosi: Emails aren’t hurting Hillary Clinton’s polling

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she's not paying attention to Hillary Rodham Clinton's tumble in the polls, but doubted it is related to the email scandal that appears to have fed into doubts about the former first lady's trustworthiness. Published September 10, 2015

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (center) and (from left) Republican Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee, John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Thune of South Dakota and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate sets Thursday afternoon vote on Iran deal

Senators were pushing toward a vote Thursday afternoon that will likely prove President Obama has the support to follow through on the Iran nuclear deal, undercutting House Republicans' newly raised objections. Published September 10, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a town hall meeting in North Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 18, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Justice Department rules Hillary Clinton followed law in deleting emails

The Obama administration told a federal court Wednesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was within her legal rights to use of her own email account, to take messages with her when she left office and to be the one deciding which of those messages are government records that should be returned. Published September 10, 2015

In this photo taken Aug. 6, 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Iran nuclear debate begins as Democrats distance themselves from Obama

The Iran nuclear agreement debate kicked off Wednesday in Congress with Democrats eager to put some distance between themselves and President Obama, while still backing him on the fundamentals that will grant legitimacy to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Published September 9, 2015

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Luis Gutierrez: Donald Trump is top topic among Hispanics

Donald Trump is the "number one topic in Latino neighborhoods," a top Hispanic lawmaker said Wednesday as he warned Republicans to put distance between themselves and the billionaire businessman who is seeking Republicans' presidential nomination. Published September 9, 2015

A man climbs the border wall to cross into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, on Sept. 11, 2008. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Agents say just 40 percent of U.S.-Mexico border under control

Less than half of the U.S.-Mexico border is under "operational control," and one out of every five illegal immigrants caught there has a criminal record, the chief of Border Patrol agents' labor union told Congress Wednesday when detailing violence that increasingly spills over the international boundary. Published September 9, 2015