Senate holds “vote-a-rama” on ICE funding, rejects move to ban DOJ fund

Washington — The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic effort aimed at permanently blocking the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, defeating an amendment at the start of a marathon vote series on funding for immigration enforcement. Republicans are pushing ahead with a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol using

House panel adopts measure on fired senior officers, putting pressure on Hegseth, Pentagon

The House Armed Services Committee adopted a provision for the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would demand the Pentagon inform Congress why senior military officers were fired or dismissed within five days. The requirement was introduced by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and was adopted Thursday without objections in a bipartisan voice vote.  The…