Senate Blocks Extension of Surveillance Program

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) speaks to reporters following the weekly Democrat Senate policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington on May 06, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Senate on Friday morning blocked a measure to extend a surveillance program used by U.S. agencies, in part because of opposition to President Donald Trump’s new acting director

Senate Passes Bill to Fund ICE, Border Patrol, Sending It to the House

A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 4, 2026. Kent Nishimura /AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Senate on June 5 passed legislation to provide some $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement after a “vote-a-rama” on amendments to the reconciliation bill. In a Friday morning vote,