DHS official warns GOP senators about 'rented babies' at border
Mark Morgan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Republicans senators Wednesday that migrants from Central America are “renting babies” to make it easier to get across the...
View ArticlePaul to force votes on blocking Trump's Bahrain, Qatar arms sales
The Senate will vote next week on efforts by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to block arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar. The two votes are expected to take place Thursday, though the exact timing hasn't yet been...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: I never thought one of my first legislative pushes would be...
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joked on Thursday that she never thought one of her first legislative pushes would be alongside Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “It’s super bizarre, really...
View ArticleTrump's border aid request stalls amid fresh obstacles
President Trump's request for emergency money for the U.S.-Mexico border is stuck in limbo on Capitol Hill.The administration wants roughly $4.5 billion in supplemental funding, including $3.3 billion...
View ArticleGOP senator warns Trump tariffs will wipe out 2017 tax cuts
Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.), one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Republicans in 2020, is sounding the alarm to his colleagues that President Trump’s tariffs will wipe out the economic benefit of the 2017...
View ArticleSchumer mocks Trump: 'I'm sure we won't be hearing any...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) jabbed President Trump on Friday night after Trump said he would drop plans to impose tariffs on Mexico because his administration had reached a deal to...
View ArticleSenators take bipartisan step toward blocking Trump's Saudi arms sales
Senators are ramping up their efforts to block President Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies.Lawmakers in both parties are feeling a sense of urgency to respond to...
View ArticleDemocrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate
Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O’Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his...
View ArticleGOP senator: Cuccinelli couldn't win Senate confirmation
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Monday that he doesn’t support Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment as acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and that Cuccinelli likely...
View ArticleRepublicans warn Cuccinelli won't get confirmed by GOP Senate
Senate Republicans are warning that Ken Cuccinelli, who was tapped Monday to serve as the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will not be confirmed by the GOP-controlled...
View ArticleSenate GOP, White House to meet on avoiding October shutdown
Top Senate Republicans and members of the Trump administration will sit down Tuesday as they turn their attention to how to avoid a government shutdown starting on Oct. 1. Senate Appropriations...
View ArticleGOP senators dodge major trade battle with Trump
Republican lawmakers are exhaling with relief after they narrowly dodged a standoff with President Trump this week over tariffs on imports from Mexico.The fight over immigration and trade had...
View ArticleSenate GOP to vote on Trump's $4.5 billion border request next week
The Senate Appropriations Committee will vote next week on President Trump's request for $4.5 billion in emergency spending tied to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a GOP member of the panel.Sen....
View ArticleHomeland Security official describes widespread 'fraudulent'...
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told Congress Tuesday that 15 percent of migrant families screened at the border were found to be misrepresenting minors as their own children in...
View ArticleSenate GOP, White House postpone budget meeting on avoiding government shutdown
A meeting scheduled for Tuesday between top Senate Republicans and the White House to discuss a path toward avoiding another government shutdown has been postponed.Senate Appropriations Committee...
View ArticleMcConnell: Senate will hold election security briefing
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that the Senate will have an election security briefing in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016...
View ArticleTrump Jr. returning to Capitol Hill for questioning on Wednesday: report
Donald Trump Jr. will be interviewed by the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed-door hearing Wednesday, a source close to the president's son confirmed.The arrangement follows a subpoena by...
View ArticleGrassley: 'Congress has delegated too much authority to the president'
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sounded off on President Trump's use of executive authority on tariff action on Tuesday, accusing Congress of improperly giving up its power to the White House.During a...
View ArticleSenate GOP, White House reschedule government funding meeting
Top Senate Republicans have rescheduled a budget meeting with Trump administration officials for Wednesday, citing a scheduling conflict for the postponed gathering.Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
View ArticleMcConnell brushes off question about special treatment from Chao
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed a question on Tuesday about whether he received preferential treatment by the Transportation Department, which is overseen by his wife Secretary...
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