The administration is past a self imposed 60-day deadline to review resources for the wall. And it’s still taking land for it.Despite President Joe Biden’s promise to quickly reverse Trump’s immigration policies, he has yet to act on many of them — from failing to increase the cap on refugees to rescinding a ban on most migrants at the southern border. But fewer issues carry as much symbolic weight as the border wall. | AP Photo/Julio CortezNearly three months into office, Joe Biden’s administration is seizing land near the southern border, fueling fears that the government will continue...…The administration is past a self imposed 60-day deadline to review resources for the wall. And it’s still taking land for it.Despite President Joe Biden’s promise to quickly reverse Trump’s immigration policies, he has yet to act on many of them — from failing to increase the cap on refugees to rescinding a ban on most migrants at the southern border. But fewer issues carry as much symbolic weight as the border wall. | AP Photo/Julio CortezNearly three months into office, Joe Biden’s administration is seizing land near the southern border, fueling fears that the government will continue...WW…

Government watchdogs are urging Biden to do more to keep the American public informed, including releasing virtual visitor logs.President Joe Biden speaking to reporters Saturday before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP PhotoFew bars have been set lower than the one Joe Biden has had to clear when it comes to bringing transparency back to the White House. Donald Trump has been an easy act to follow.But five weeks into office, Biden has fallen short of his former boss, Barack Obama, in several areas, and is under pressure to do more to...…Government watchdogs are urging Biden to do more to keep the American public informed, including releasing virtual visitor logs.President Joe Biden speaking to reporters Saturday before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP PhotoFew bars have been set lower than the one Joe Biden has had to clear when it comes to bringing transparency back to the White House. Donald Trump has been an easy act to follow.But five weeks into office, Biden has fallen short of his former boss, Barack Obama, in several areas, and is under pressure to do more to...WW…

The president’s movement on guns has, so far, been more meetings than action.President Joe Biden speaks during a White House event. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoThe White House is weighing a number of gun safety proposals as it looks to deliver on President Joe Biden’s campaign promises. But some activists are upset that after one month in office the administration has yet to set a firm timeline or provide specifics about its overarching plan.Among the executive actions under consideration by the administration is one that would require buyers of so-called ghost guns — homemade or makeshift...…The president’s movement on guns has, so far, been more meetings than action.President Joe Biden speaks during a White House event. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoThe White House is weighing a number of gun safety proposals as it looks to deliver on President Joe Biden’s campaign promises. But some activists are upset that after one month in office the administration has yet to set a firm timeline or provide specifics about its overarching plan.Among the executive actions under consideration by the administration is one that would require buyers of so-called ghost guns — homemade or makeshift...WW…

Carla Sands ran afoul of the law, said an independent federal agency that is also investigating other former Trump officials. It’s now Biden’s mess.Then-U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands in Copenhagen in December 2017. | Philip Davali/AP via RitzauDonald Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, violated federal law when she urged Americans to donate to her boss’s campaign using her official Twitter account.She did it again when she tweeted — once more from her official account — an article questioning whether Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants, was eligible to be vice...…Carla Sands ran afoul of the law, said an independent federal agency that is also investigating other former Trump officials. It’s now Biden’s mess.Then-U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands in Copenhagen in December 2017. | Philip Davali/AP via RitzauDonald Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, violated federal law when she urged Americans to donate to her boss’s campaign using her official Twitter account.She did it again when she tweeted — once more from her official account — an article questioning whether Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants, was eligible to be vice...WW…

Weeks ago, he seemed like the clear frontrunner. Now, Republicans blame him for inciting riots at the Capitol and his 2024 prospects are in doubt.Allies of President Donald Trump say the president hasn’t decided what he will do after he leaves the White House. But he has told them he wants to hold rallies and campaign against Republican candidates who didn’t support his bid to overturn the election. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAfter he lost his reelection bid in November, Donald Trump immediately told allies he planned to run for president again in 2024, preparing to announce as soon as...…Weeks ago, he seemed like the clear frontrunner. Now, Republicans blame him for inciting riots at the Capitol and his 2024 prospects are in doubt.Allies of President Donald Trump say the president hasn’t decided what he will do after he leaves the White House. But he has told them he wants to hold rallies and campaign against Republican candidates who didn’t support his bid to overturn the election. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAfter he lost his reelection bid in November, Donald Trump immediately told allies he planned to run for president again in 2024, preparing to announce as soon as...WW…

In audio from a Saturday phone call, the president is heard urging the officials to reverse his loss.President Donald Trump was heard saying: "There’s nothing wrong with saying that, you know, um, that you’ve recalculated.” | Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Georgia officials to “find” enough votes to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory could run afoul of federal and state criminal statutes, according to legal experts and lawmakers, who expressed alarm at Trump’s effort to subvert democracy with less than three weeks left in his term.“We have...…In audio from a Saturday phone call, the president is heard urging the officials to reverse his loss.President Donald Trump was heard saying: "There’s nothing wrong with saying that, you know, um, that you’ve recalculated.” | Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Georgia officials to “find” enough votes to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory could run afoul of federal and state criminal statutes, according to legal experts and lawmakers, who expressed alarm at Trump’s effort to subvert democracy with less than three weeks left in his term.“We have...WW…

Republican members of Congress who have spoken with the president recently view him as increasingly malleable to their suggestions in his closing days.Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden addresses attendees through video link at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon on Nov. 4, 2019. | Armando Franca/APThe pardons have started. And they’re not going to stop.Sensing an opening, some of Trump’s closest congressional allies are imploring the president to add one controversial name to his list: Edward Snowden.Aware that Trump bypasses the formal pardon process and...…Republican members of Congress who have spoken with the president recently view him as increasingly malleable to their suggestions in his closing days.Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden addresses attendees through video link at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon on Nov. 4, 2019. | Armando Franca/APThe pardons have started. And they’re not going to stop.Sensing an opening, some of Trump’s closest congressional allies are imploring the president to add one controversial name to his list: Edward Snowden.Aware that Trump bypasses the formal pardon process and...WW…

In calls to allies, Trump has been asking how to navigate the next two years and floated a possible trip to the Middle East.President Donald Trump has spent days calling a dozen or more allies to ask what they think he needs to do over the next two years to “stay part of the conversation." | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoDonald Trump doesn’t need to run for president again. He just needs everyone to think he is.The president’s recent discussions with those around him reveal that he sees his White House comeback deliberations as a way to earn the commodity he needs most after leaving office:...…In calls to allies, Trump has been asking how to navigate the next two years and floated a possible trip to the Middle East.President Donald Trump has spent days calling a dozen or more allies to ask what they think he needs to do over the next two years to “stay part of the conversation." | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoDonald Trump doesn’t need to run for president again. He just needs everyone to think he is.The president’s recent discussions with those around him reveal that he sees his White House comeback deliberations as a way to earn the commodity he needs most after leaving office:...WW…

A return to overseas dealmaking raises new ethical issues no ex-president has ever confronted. Trump’s sprawling global company is private and increasingly reliant on foreign lenders.President Donald Trump waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One on Jan. 31, 2020. | Susan Walsh/APAfter he leaves the White House, Donald Trump is expected to do something no president before him has done: cut multimillion dollar deals with foreign governments and companies for his own private business.Trump’s namesake company plans to resume foreign real estate projects, likely luxury hotels, as it...…A return to overseas dealmaking raises new ethical issues no ex-president has ever confronted. Trump’s sprawling global company is private and increasingly reliant on foreign lenders.President Donald Trump waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One on Jan. 31, 2020. | Susan Walsh/APAfter he leaves the White House, Donald Trump is expected to do something no president before him has done: cut multimillion dollar deals with foreign governments and companies for his own private business.Trump’s namesake company plans to resume foreign real estate projects, likely luxury hotels, as it...WW…

Trump’s stonewalling of the incoming administration is leaving even some in his own party concerned.President Donald Trump has yet to concede defeat. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesFor the first time in more than half a century, an outgoing administration is stonewalling an incoming one at every level — with no intention of relenting.President Donald Trump hasn’t called President-elect Joe Biden. The Trump campaign hasn’t reached out to the Biden campaign. The White House and federal agencies haven’t briefed the Biden transition team. First lady Melania Trump hasn’t invited Jill Biden to the...…Trump’s stonewalling of the incoming administration is leaving even some in his own party concerned.President Donald Trump has yet to concede defeat. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesFor the first time in more than half a century, an outgoing administration is stonewalling an incoming one at every level — with no intention of relenting.President Donald Trump hasn’t called President-elect Joe Biden. The Trump campaign hasn’t reached out to the Biden campaign. The White House and federal agencies haven’t briefed the Biden transition team. First lady Melania Trump hasn’t invited Jill Biden to the...WW…