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The Supreme Court appears to be evenly divided about the right of Mexican parents to use American courts to sue a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the U.S.-Mexican border and killed their teenage son. (Associated Press/File)

Supreme Court weighs Mexico border killing, 4th Amendment

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

US asks judge in NY to dismiss Trump travel ban suit

Associated Press

Microsoft lawsuit vs. secret government searches moves ahead

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

Students from high schools and colleges throughout New York city protest with clenched fists, during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017, in New York's Foley Square. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The Latest: Arguments over Trump’s travel ban conclude

Associated Press

Illustration on the value of the dollar and its alternatives by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Private money-like products gain traction amid mistrust of government

By Richard W. Rahn

USOC: Foreign athletes to get expedited access to US events

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, hands Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, a pen after he signed an executive action on rebuilding the military during an event at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

Critics says CIA Director John Brennan, a career intelligence analyst, sharply turned the agency in a leftward direction during his tenure in Langley. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump to reform U.S. intelligence community

By Bill Gertz

Second VW employee arrested over emissions scheme

By TOM KRISHER and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

The Department of Veterans Affairs pushed ahead on a construction project even after learning that its project manager was under FBI investigation and had been fired from a previous job for embezzlement — a decision that's now entangled the agency in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. (Associated Press)

America’s Veterans Affairs cover-up is morally indefensible

By Bruce Fein

US states, leery of Russia malware, re-examine cybersecurity

Associated Press

Man charged with wife’s death in Tonga wants his cash back

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with President Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016 in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama orders sanctions in response to Russia’s election hacking

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, photo, supporters link arms around a group of Hispanic demonstrators at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, Colo., after an 11-mile prayer walk to show solidarity with immigrants. Several hundred people marched from Denver to Aurora on Saturday to urge the new Trump administration and Congress to work together to solve problems with immigration, saying they &quot;want to build bridges, not walls.&quot; (AP Photo/Steven K. Paulson)

Denver demonstrators seek to build bridges, not walls

By STEVEN K. PAULSON - Associated Press

HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 12:01 A.M., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 2016, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, light illuminates a section of the primary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, in San Diego. An estimated 40 percent of the 11.4 million people in the U.S. illegally overstayed visas, a crucial but often overlooked fact in the immigration debate. More people overstayed visas than were caught crossing the border illegally. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Visa overstays get short shrift in border security debate

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

A woman walks past a display at the China International Chemical Industry Fair in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Despite periodic crackdowns, people willing to skirt the law are easy to find in China’s vast, freewheeling chemicals industry, made up of an estimated 160,000 companies operating legally and illegally. Vendors said they lie on customs forms, guarantee delivery to countries where carfentanil is banned and volunteered strategic advice on sneaking packages past law enforcement. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic

By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER - Associated Press

This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. According to a Reuters report published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, Yahoo reportedly scanned hundreds of millions of email accounts at the behest of U.S. intelligence or law enforcement. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Constitutional concerns raised over Yahoo’s reported mass email scanning

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, photo, flowers bloom in front of a Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Reported Yahoo email scanning revives surveillance concerns

By BREE FOWLER and MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

This Jan. 14, 2015 file photo shows Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Yahoo secretly scanned all users’ incoming emails: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times