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
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
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill that would authorize a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than President Donald Trump’s request, and provide $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine. The massive 3,000-page bill includes … Read more