WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officials are not “realistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will close next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote for a … Read more
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally ready to lift his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project. But there was a condition: In exchange for the money, Schumer had to agree to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try to avoid a lengthy government shutdown over Homeland Security Department funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record shutdown, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated with the deal, raising the possibility of a protracted … Read more
Senate Republicans are moving forward with a massive funding package in their bid to keep the government open and hope to blow away Democratic opposition in the process. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Monday took the first procedural step for the six-bill funding package, which includes the politically divisive Department of Homeland Security … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects Republican President Donald Trump to try to interfere in the midterm elections, saying raids by immigration agents in major cities are creating a sense of chaos that voters will reject in November. The comments were part of a wide-ranging 20-minute Associated Press phone interview with the New … Read more
REBECCA QUICK: If this is something that you want to satiate, if you want to accomplish, you’re going to need at least some Republicans to come, why not start with a one-year extension or potentially even a two-year extension? HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Well, Leader Schumer offered a one-year extension in the context of trying to end … Read more