Mace hits Mullin over Paul spat, calls selection as DHS secretary ‘unreal’

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) went after Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) over his tension with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), which was prominently on display during a hearing Wednesday on his possible new role as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary. “There’s a difference between right and wrong. Every one knows this is wrong and few have…

Jeffries says Democrats will oppose rule governing spy powers bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats are lining up en masse against helping Republicans advance legislation to a final vote to extend the government’s warrantless surveillance powers. Jeffries acknowledged that the vote on the bill itself will divide Democrats, and he declined to say how he will vote himself. “But what…

House passes bill that would deport noncitizens for harming police animals

The House on Thursday passed a bill that would make foreign nationals and noncitizens inadmissible to the U.S. and subject to deportation if they are convicted of, or admit to, harming animals used in law enforcement. The legislation, dubbed the Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act, passed the lower chamber by…