The House on Thursday passed a resolution requiring the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants after a small group of Republicans helped Democrats force it to the floor using a rarely successful maneuver. The lower chamber passed the resolution by a vote of 224-204, with 10 Republicans crossing the aisle: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick…
At the first of several budget hearings, the health secretary said newly proposed cuts were needed because of the federal debt.
Leaders are racing to get a deal before a scheduled Thursday afternoon vote.
The effort to align Republicans in both chambers follows the House GOP’s rejection of the DHS funding strategy the Senate hatched last month.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security holds a budget hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives on April 16 voted down a resolution urging President Donald Trump to end the ongoing war in Iran. The measure, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), failed by a vote of 213–214, largely along party lines, underscoring
House Republicans on Thursday defeated legislation designed to end the Iran war, marking a win for President Trump and another setback for the constitutional purists fighting to reaffirm Congress’s unique powers to use military force overseas. The vote was 213 to 214, with one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — bucking GOP leaders to…