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While illegal border crossings were higher in the early 2000s, most of those apprehended at that time were single men, often from Mexico.

The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Donald Trump's controversial border policies, has resigned.

After a lackluster performance in February, the job market bounced back in March. February’s number of new jobs was also revised upward, to 33,000 from 20,000.

In Rockland County, New York, a state of emergency has been declared over an outbreak of measles - a disease officially eradicated in the US in 2000, but whose re-emergence has triggered a backlash of blame and recriminations.

The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn (£758m) to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border.

Democrats have pointed out that Mueller found evidence for and against obstruction and have demanded to see his full report.

President Donald Trump says his enemies who did "evil" and "treasonous things" will be under scrutiny after he was absolved of colluding with Russia.

Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia, according to attorney general William Barr.

The president trumpeted the news almost immediately, even as he mischaracterized the special counsel’s findings.

Neither Trump or his aides were found to have conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016 election interference, according to a summary from Barr.

Still, Mueller's investigation left open the question of whether Trump obstructed justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and drafting an incomplete explanation about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer during the campaign.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his long-awaited report on alleged collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

In his first day of campaigning as a presidential candidate, Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1m (£4.6m), the largest of any 2020 candidate so far.

President Donald Trump has vetoed a measure from Congress revoking his declaration of a national emergency at the US-Mexico border.

“The government at all levels is overly represented by white men,” former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas said before announcing his 2020 presidential bid.

“The safety of the American people, of all people, is our paramount concern,” Mr. Trump said.

The US trade gap with the rest of the world jumped to a 10-year high of $621bn (£472.5bn) last year, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's deficit reduction plan.

Newly installed U.S. Attorney General William Barr must walk a political and legal tightrope in deciding how much of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election to disclose, balancing competing demands from President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats, legal experts said.

Tornadoes have ripped through America, killing at least 23 people. President Donald Trump has promised immediate action.