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Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire are too old, too white and too small to have so much power in the presidential nominating process. There are lots of other ideas, but tradition is hard to change.

President Trump makes his first trip to an active combat zone. The Department of Homeland Security promises changes to protect migrant children. Police In Sudan fire live ammunition at protesters.

The government shutdown is expected to stretch into 2019. The secretary of Homeland Security visits El Paso, Texas, Friday. Stocks end higher after spending much of Thursday in negative territory.

The inception of partisanship goes back decades — and, guess what, Republicans and Democrats can't agree on who started it.

An inspector general warns of dangerous overcrowding in border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Census forms to be printed without the citizenship question. And, a July 4th preview.

A fifth migrant minor dies in U.S. custody. The White House eases a ban on Chinese company Huawei. And the U.S. tracks deals with Iran after it reimposed secondary sanctions against the country.

Teachers, parents and district leaders say the back-to-school season has fogged over with confusion. Will schools reopen? And if so, how?

As colleges have reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve expanded efforts to provide food and emergency aid to students who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, especially those who don't have family support.

President Trump demands changes to pandemic relief bill, and he pardoned 15 people and commuted sentences of five others. France reopens border with Britain after new COVID-19 strain is detected.

Why do five states hold general elections in odd-numbered years, when there isn't a presidential or congressional race? Some of our political reporters in those states dug in on that question.