The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.
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Senate Strikes Overnight Deal To Pay TSA Agents In Bid To End Airport Chaos
After weeks of airport meltdowns and unpaid security agents, the Senate finally blinked. In a late-night vote that stretched into the early hours of Friday Read More
Schumer, Dems block DHS funding again as Trump intervenes to pay TSA agents
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said bipartisan DHS shutdown talks are progressing after Republicans sent Democrats what he called a “last and final” funding offer.
Trump explains voting by mail: ‘I’m president’ with ‘a lot’ going on
President Donald Trump said he voted by mail in Florida’s special election because he is president with “a lot of different things” going on.
Trump predicts ‘desperate’ Schumer will cave in DHS shutdown fight, demands end to filibuster
President Trump predicted that “desperate” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will soon cut a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security or else the Read More
Reporter’s Notebook: GOP’s ‘favorite bill’ faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act
Senate Republicans are using the SAVE America Act as a messaging tool, but the voter ID bill lacks the votes to pass and faces a likely punt.
Democrats team up with far-left streamer who once said ‘America deserved 9/11’
Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is set to host an event with streamer Hasan Piker and Rep. Summer Lee at Michigan State University.
I’ve Seen Enough: The Senate Is Broken, And It’s Time To Change The Rules
When I arrived in the United States Senate in 2011, the Republican Leader would often paraphrase George Washington who referred to the Senate as the Read More
Everything Is Fake Now — And It’s Worse Than You Think
Outside of the Revolutionary War era, it would be hard to find another period in American history when Americans have been more reluctant to pay Read More
DOJ settles with Michael Flynn over Russia probe after wrongful prosecution claim: ‘Historic injustice’
The DOJ settled with former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for a reported $1.2 million, calling it a step to redress what it described as a “historic injustice.”