Facing a wall of anti-Trump rulings from Democrat-appointed judges, Republicans took the first steps on Wednesday to rush reinforcements to the federal courts.

President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Wednesday and discussed Sunday's bombing of Russia's docked planes by Ukraine, plus other attacks between the two countries.

Homeland Security on Wednesday promised a major crackdown on foreign visitors who come to the U.S. legally but don't leave when their visas are up, citing Sunday's violent attack on a pro-Israel rally as the impetus.

Hobbled by an aging population, a weak housing sector and other problems at home, China enters high-stakes trade talks with the U.S. with a laser focus on knocking down President Trump's tariffs and semiconductor restrictions to protect its flagging economy.