The backlash against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is putting vulnerable Republicans in a difficult spot, forcing them to change their tone to appease frustrated Hispanic voters — or risk losing key battleground seats. It’s a tricky pivot for Republicans in South Texas, who have spent years taking a tough approach on immigration and flipping … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has unsettled many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 out of … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact. The vote was 218-213, with Republicans unanimously voting in favor and all but one Democrat voting against. The Democrat who voted yes was Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. The 32-page … Read more
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of US citizenship in November’s midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on US voters and concentrate electoral power in the hands of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers voted 218-213 to approve the SAVE America … Read more
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
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that while many Republicans praise President Donald Trump in public, some of those same figures criticize him in private, citing Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., as one example. During an appearance on “Overtime,” the online segment of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Friday, Christie was asked by … 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
CNN’s Harry Enten argued that the Democrats’ chances of a landslide victory in this year’s midterm elections are increasing thanks, in part, to their gains in Texas. After first being amazed by the fact that the party seems ready to easily win Kamala Harris’s 2024 showing in blue states like New York and California – … Read more
Democrat Christian Menefee, formerly Houston’s Harris County attorney, won a special congressional election in a left-leaning Texas congressional district that has been vacant for nearly a year. The Associated Press reports that Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, a fellow Democrat, in Saturday’s runoff election to fill the seat left vacant when … 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