Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration.

Ed Martin Jr., who will be the Justice Department's new pardon attorney after President Donald Trump pulled his nomination to be the top federal prosecutor for Washington, said Tuesday that he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued on his way out of the White House.

President Trump kicked off his Middle East trip Tuesday burnishing his reputation as a deal-maker and establishing a U.S. policy for the region built on economic and investment ties.

President Trump accepted a luxury 747 jumbo jet from Qatar after years of delays and massive budget overruns at Boeing, which has struggled to build replacements for the aging Air Force One.

The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East.

Dozens of protesters and disability advocates were arrested for disrupting a House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting to fine-tune legislation that includes Medicaid cuts.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Trump was largely on solid legal footing in using the Alien Enemies Act to try to deport some illegal-immigrant gang members, though the court said the administration does need to give deportation targets better notice ahead of time.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is planning to meet with Sen. Elizabeth Warren after declining the Massachusetts Democrat's invitation to appear at an anti-Trump forum.