The White House on Thursday confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue conducting traffic stops, days after reports surfaced that the tactic had been temporarily halted following two fatal shootings.

House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote next week on a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown this fall in an early test of Democrats' appetite for forcing another appropriations lapse.

The new Trump Accounts investment program, designed to seed children's financial futures with $1,000 in Treasury funds, appears to let kids born to illegal immigrants in the U.S. access the accounts.

The House Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Republicans' budget blueprint with instructions for crafting a filibuster-proof bill focused on defense funding, farm aid and voter ID requirements.