The 116th Congress, which was elected during the midterm election on November 6, was sworn in January 3. The new Congress is divided, with the republicans controlling the Senate and the democrats controlling the House of Represen...

During an attempt to cross the border, tear gas was fired at a group of migrants who were part of one of the most recent caravans to come from Central America to seek asylum. On November 25, a group of around 500 migrants rushed a police b...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned his position on November 7 following a request by White House chief of staff John Kelly. Sessions previously recused himself from the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into the...