Democrats are seeking new limits on the use of warrants and other changes to immigration enforcement. Source link
Read More »Senate Democrats float DHS changes in shutdown stalemate
Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it’s “to be determined” what happens if Thursday’s vote fails. Source link
Read More »Trump impeachment whistleblower Alexander Vindman launches Democratic Senate campaign in Florida
Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel now challenging Republican Ashley Moody, testified before Congress about Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source link
Read More »Senate Democrats Vow to Block DHS Funding, Risking Another Shutdown
Saturday’s deadly shooting in Minneapolis unites the party on taking a hard line against the Trump administration’s immigration policy. Source link
Read More »Senate Democrats will block key funding package, citing aggressive tactics
The announcement from Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) came hours after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis. Source link
Read More »Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting
More senators are vowing to oppose immigration enforcement funding, which is part of a six-bill package set for Senate action next week. Source link
Read More »Minneapolis shooting hardens Democrats on government shutdown
The Senate won’t be back in Washington until at least Tuesday. Source link
Read More »Top US lawmakers join annual Menorah lighting at Capitol
House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer participated in the annual Menorah lighting ceremony at the US Capitol. The ceremony commemorates the eight days of Hanukkah. The Jewish holiday runs from 14 December through 22 December. BBC News
Read More »Trump pulls pick to lead US jobs data agency
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of conservative economist EJ Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The nomination came shortly after Trump fired BLS chief Erika McEntarfer in August, midway through her term, following a weak jobs report. Trump’s decision to nominate Dr Antoni …
Read More »How Trump and Comey’s relationship soured years before indictment
Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making false statements to a Senate committee in 2020, though he maintains he is innocent. US President Donald Trump has welcomed the indictment against a high-profile figure who has long drawn his ire. But years ago, Trump was once fond of …
Read More »Trump says ‘there will be others’ after Comey indictment
The president made the comment while speaking to reporters Friday morning and added that he did not have a list of names. Former FBI Director James Comey has maintained he is innocent after being charged with making false statements to Congress. President Donald Trump welcomed the indictment against a high-profile …
Read More »Cory Booker clashes with Kash Patel at hearing on FBI
Cory Booker launched into FBI Director Kash Patel at a Senate Judiciary Hearing on 16 September, over what the New Jersey senator termed “generational destruction of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.” Suggesting that Patel did not have long left in his role, Patel and Booker descended into a shouting …
Read More »RFK Jr questioned during fiery hearing
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr faced questions on Covid deaths, vaccines and his record during an often heated Senate hearing. When asked whether he accepts that one million Americans died from Covid, he responded: “I don’t know how many died… I don’t think anybody knows”. Last week the …
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