Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Joshua Johnson, 1A) 2018-06-22

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse his administration’s highly-criticized practice of separating immigrant families at the border, though the “zero tolerance” policy is still in place and could result in families being detained together.

And The Washington Post reports that the the Border Patrol will no longer refer parents with children who arrive at the border illegally for prosecution.

On Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump visited the border in McAllen, Texas.

CNN reports:

She was greeted by Upbring CEO Dr. Kirk Senske, who outlined Upbring’s five markers of success: safety, life skills, health, education and vocation. The facility here opened in 2014 and there are currently 58 children aged 12-17. “We’re honored to show you our shelter,” Senske told Trump. “We treat them like our own children.” During the roundtable, Trump asked several questions including how many times the children speak with their families. She was told twice a week, but the official noted that there is a process to verify that the persons they are communicating with are their families. She also asked what kind of physical and mental health the children come to the facility in. The children are “usually distraught” when they arrive, Trump was told, but “when they see the environment they start relaxing.”

What happens next for these kids and their families? And how might Congress vote next week on two bills to overhaul our immigration policy?

We’ll also pick up on the Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

Vox explains:

Overall, Horowitz finds little affirmative evidence that political bias affected the FBI‘s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation — but he criticizes political bias from certain employees, particularly counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok. And he criticizes Comey for deviating from established procedure.

Read the full text of the report here.

And EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt isn’t the only Cabinet Secretary under fire. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was the subject of Steve Hilton’s Swamp Watch, on Fox News.

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com

Forbes reports:

Ross shorted stock in Putin-tied shipping company named Navigator Holdings, after learning that reporters were preparing a story about Ross’ interests in the company. The short sale, also first revealed in the Forbes report, meant that if shares of Navigator plummeted on the news, Ross could presumably make money on his investment.

And of course, we have Beyoncé and Jay-Z. We couldn’t forget.
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