Trump, Clinton look to pad leads in Michigan, Mississippi

Trump, Clinton look to pad leads in Michigan, Mississippi

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked to pad their leads in Tuesday's primary contests in Michigan and Mississippi, eager to turn their attention toward a general election fight for the White House.

Trump is facing a barrage of criticism from rival candidates and outside groups desperate to block him from becoming the GOP nominee. While the real estate mogul holds a solid lead in the delegate count, his recent losses to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have raised questions about his durability and have given fresh hope to other competitors.

Homeland Sec.: ‘Only so much border security’
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Homeland Sec.: ‘Only so much border security’

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(CNSNews.com) – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told the Senate Homeland Security Committee Tuesday that more must be done to address the problems in Central America that have led to an uptick in unaccompanied children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, because "there's only so much border security you can accomplish" to deal with people who are motivated to leave their homes to travel to the U.S.

"We have to do more in Central America, which is the heart of the problem. Just in my 26 months in office, I have learned that as long as you have powerful underlying push factors – poverty, violence, drought, and the like – there's only so much border security that you can accomplish – whether it's more personnel or more walls to deal with people who are motivated to leave their homes and travel thousands of miles to come here," Johnson said.

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