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
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
WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year began with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at the Kennedy Center in Washington for a rousing speech. But by the time the legislators had completed their first week of work this mid-term election year, the fractures in the party were … Read more
Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Tuesday that Republicans intend to bring a GOP-led health care bill to a vote along with Democrats’ proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced tax credits later this week. “This program desperately needs to be reformed, the Democrats decided, ‘We’re not going to do anything to … Read more