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Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow
Senate Democrats’ bid to pass a standalone TSA funding bill failed after Senate Republicans blocked the vote, as agents continue working without pay during the DHS shutdown.
Dems block GOP amendment tying voter ID bill to transgender sports ban
Senate Republicans’ floor takeover of the SAVE America Act entered its fifth day as the strategy aims to shift blame to Democrats for the bill’s expected failure.
Iran funding emerges as key test for Johnson’s razor-thin House majority
GOP fiscal hawks warn that a potential $200 billion funding request for the Iran campaign must be offset by spending cuts as the national debt surpasses a staggering $39 trillion.
Swalwell plays up athletic credentials in effort to blunt DHS sweeps at World Cup
Rep. Eric Swalwell, citing his Division I soccer past, introduced a bill to ban ICE enforcement on public transit near World Cup sites this summer.
GOP senator’s gambit exposes false Dem claims about supporting voter ID
Sen. Jon Husted’s standalone voter ID bill was blocked by Sen. Jeff Merkley via unanimous consent amid the Senate’s battle over the SAVE America Act.
DHS shutdown blows past one-month mark as Dems push to carve out ICE from any new funding deal
Democrats in Congress say they will fund DHS but not ICE as the partial government shutdown tops one month, while Republicans call their stance unsustainable.
Thune reveals reason Democrats are ‘scared’ to reopen DHS
The DHS shutdown hit 35 days as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused Democrats of being “scared” of their far-left base.
Ex-FBI agents involved in Arctic Frost probe sue for wrongful termination
Two ex-FBI agents sued the bureau to challenge their firing, which they argued was an act of politically motivated retaliation tied ‘solely’ to their work on the Arctic Frost probe.
WATCH: Dem senators make the case for the very bill they’re trying to kill
Senators Schumer and Warnock acknowledged noncitizen voting exists but argued it is too rare to justify the SAVE America Act’s citizenship requirements.