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Trump rolls back pause on asylum decisions imposed after D.C. National Guard shooting

The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, a pause that affected millions of cases. The pause remains in effect for about 40 countries.

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday.

'I'd Like To See You Hold Back On Settlements,' Trump Tells Netanyahu

Recent remarks by senior White House officials had seemed to signal a possible shift in the long-held U.S. view that a two-state solution is integral to peace negotiations.

News Brief: Lockdown Orders, Senate Returns To D.C., Saudi Oil

Mobile phone data show more Americans are leaving home despite orders. The Senate is back in session Monday for the first time since March. And, U.S. considers blocking arriving Saudi oil tankers.

George Pelecanos is a crime novelist who was a writer and producer for the HBO series <em>The Wire</em> and <em>Treme</em>.

D.C. Author George Pelecanos Writes What He Knows In 'The Martini Shot'

In his new collection of short stories and a novella, Pelecanos explores crime, adoption and writing from an African-American point of view. He says he's "aware of the responsibility" to get it right.