Reporter’s Notebook: The hitchhiker’s guide to what’s next to end the DHS shutdown
The Senate passed a DHS funding deal by voice vote, but the House faces uncertain math.
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Send Letter to Trump Urging Release of Pastor Held in China
A man walks into the Zion church in Beijing on May 21, 2018. Andy Wong/AP A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to press for the release of detained Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri ahead of his anticipated May meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a March 24 letter, lawmakers
DHS funding live updates as Senate-approved bill heads to House
Ahead of its two-week recess, the Senate agreed to an off-ramp to end the 42-day partial shutdown that has centered on federal immigration enforcement. The deal that was approved in a voice vote after 2 a.m. funds all of DHS except ICE and parts of CBP. The legislation did not include most of the reforms
AI, Crypto Czar David Sacks Resigns, Moves to Co-Chair President’s Advisory Science Body
David Sacks, White House AI and crypto czar, attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Brian Snyder /Reuters White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks is leaving the role, he said
DHS shutdown live updates as Senate deal without ICE funding heads to House
Ahead of its two-week recess, the Senate agreed to an off-ramp to end the 42-day partial shutdown that has centered on federal immigration enforcement. The deal that was approved in a voice vote after 2 a.m. funds all of DHS except ICE and parts of CBP. The legislation did not include most of the reforms
DOJ probes California, Maine over transgender inmate housing policies
Federal officials are probing whether transgender inmate housing policies in California and Maine violate female inmates' constitutional protections.
Former Dolton, Illinois ‘super mayor’ pushes for federal troops in Chicago after father shot in neck
Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard urged Illinois Gov. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson to accept federal assistance after her father was shot in the neck.