‘Just do the math’: GOP senators get antsy about Trump Cabinet shakeup
Approving replacements for Donald Trump’s embattled deputies could get complicated, lawmakers are warning.
Senate adopts budget resolution in effort to fund ICE
Washington — The Senate adopted a budget resolution after a marathon overnight vote series, a key step as Republicans move ahead with a plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats. In a 50 to 48 vote, the Senate adopted the resolution just after 3:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday
Lindsey Graham says blockade against Iran ‘could become global soon’
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says the United States blockade against the Islamic Republic of Iran "could become global soon."
SPLC saw revenue surge after Charlottesville rally as DOJ alleges informant ties
The DOJ alleges the SPLC funded an organizer of the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, sparking renewed scrutiny of the nonprofit group.
Johnson faces pressure from all sides as funding to pay DHS workers dwindles
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing pressure from all sides as he insists on passing a GOP-only bill to fund immigration enforcement before taking up bipartisan legislation to fund the rest of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), even as the department is set to run out of money to pay employees in a few…
House lawmakers clamoring for ethics reforms after wave of resignations
The surge of House resignations this month has triggered calls from both parties for a broader overhaul of the ethics process and how the chamber polices its own. While many lawmakers have welcomed the hasty departures of former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), their cases have also stirred up…
Negotiators hopeful for deal on spy powers amid messy battle over reforms
New deadline. Same problems. Lawmakers last week punted the battle to renew the nation’s spy powers for 10 days, extending not only the deadline to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), but also the difficult discussions over how to reform it. The program allows the government to spy on foreigners located…