US Senate begins push to pass border security bill lacking Trump's tax cuts
The U.S. Senate on Thursday began a debate on a Republican bill to advance President Donald Trump's priorities on immigration, energy and defense, even after he urged them to scrap that effort in favor of a House bill that would also include trillions of dollars in tax cuts.
Senate GOP Pushes Ahead With Budget Bill That Funds Trump's Mass Deportations and Border Wall
Senate Republicans pushed ahead late Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a $340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.
Senate Republicans Move Ahead With Budget Bill Despite Trump’s Broadside
GOP senators want to pass a narrower measure this week to speed up passage of border funds, while President Trump favors a broader approach led by House Republicans.
Senate Republicans to push ahead with border bill despite Trump opposition
U.S. Senate Republicans will push ahead on Thursday with a measure to kickstart President Donald Trump's agenda on immigration, energy and defense, Majority Leader John Thune said on Wednesday, after Trump called on them to drop the plan in favor of a sweeping resolution prepared by House Republicans.
Trump Blows Up Senate Budget Bill at the Last Minute
Presumably, House Republicans will now take the lead on enacting Trump’s agenda — but he’s also made their job a lot harder.
US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" and assert authority if Trump withholds funding
"It requires speaking out. It requires saying, 'That violates the law. That violates the authorities of the executive,'" Sen.
US attorney launches probes into whether Schumer, Garcia made threats to justices, Musk
Ed Martin, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has sent letters to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep.
Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, US judge rules
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, ...
US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement
Catholic bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling ...
Trump hints Democrats in US were backing Congress and Rahul Gandhi
US President Donald Trump suggested that the Biden administration attempted to influence India's 2024 elections with a $21 ...
Congress closing in on shutdown deadline with no clear plan
Congress is struggling to strike a deal to keep the government funded as a looming deadline to prevent a shutdown next month ...
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Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.
A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies and tested tech.
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she will propose constitutional reforms aimed at ...
US representatives: Newly passed bipartisan legislation will protect vulnerable children and families
The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act provides funding for services that assist children and families in need.
For fired US federal workers, legal protections offer little recourse
U.S. government employees who lose their jobs in President Donald Trump's ongoing purge of the federal workforce and bring ...