Supreme Court pauses deportation order

The Supreme Court has temporarily paused a lower court’s order to return a deported man to the U.S. from El Salvador. Court documents show the man entered the U.S. illegally in 2011 and the Trump administration said he is an MS-13 gang member, which he denies. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports. 

Elbridge Colby clears hurdle, moves to final vote to become Pentagon’s top policy strategist

The Senate voted Monday to invoke cloture on Elbridge Colby’s nomination, moving the national security strategist one step closer to confirmation as undersecretary of defense for policy, the Pentagon’s No. 3 post.  The procedural vote, which limits debate and tees up a final confirmation vote, passed by a margin of 53 to 49. Colby’s nomination … Read more

US bishops halt aid partnerships with government due to funding cuts

USCCB says ‘heartbreaking’ decision comes after Trump administration cut funding for refugee resettlement The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children, saying the “heartbreaking” decision follows the Trump administration’s abrupt halt of funding for refugee resettlement. … Read more