Here’s where — and when — a DHS shutdown would cause pain for the public
Immigration and border security agencies wouldn’t as affected in a funding lapse as other parts of the department.
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6 Republicans join Democrats to rebuke tariffs on Canada in blow to Trump
Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution to repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a blow to both President Trump and House GOP leadership. The Wednesday 219-211 vote also followed a minor intraparty revolt against leadership over the administration’s handling of trade policy a day earlier. Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Kevin…
Fiery exchanges dominate Bondi appearance before Congress: 4 takeaways
Attorney General Pam Bondi went toe-to-toe with lawmakers in a heated hearing on Wednesday as the country’s top lawyer appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time since taking office. Bondi fielded questions on issues ranging from pending investigations into adversaries of President Trump to immigration, but the most tense exchanges came amid…
Rep. Crow on grand jury’s refusal to indict six Democrats: ‘They always will fail’
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday applauded a grand jury’s decision not to indict him and five other Democratic lawmakers over their participation in a controversial video last year, arguing that the Department of Justice “failed, and they will always fail.” The failed federal indictment was pursued by the office of U.S. Attorney for the…
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on ‘How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine’
The Senate Special Committee on Aging, with Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and ranking member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) holds a hearing titled “How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine” at 3:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 11. Witnesses: Alma Littles MD, dean and chief academic officer, Florida State University College of… Original News Source Link
Johnson on calls for Lutnick to resign over Epstein ties: ‘Absurd’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign for misrepresenting his previous interactions with Jeffrey Epstein are “absurd.” “It’s absurd. Howard Lutnick is a great Commerce Secretary. He’s done an extraordinary job for the country,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and a growing number…
Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers. The request comes a day after Pirro’s office failed to obtain a criminal indictment against the lawmakers for putting out a