Senate to vote on DHS funding, but deal on ICE reforms appears unlikely

Washington — The Senate is set to vote Thursday on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, facing an end-of-week deadline to avoid another partial government shutdown. But a deal that Democrats and Republicans have sought to reform the administration’s immigration enforcement operation has remained elusive. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees

Raskin accuses Bondi, DOJ of ‘Orwellian’ surveillance

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Wednesday sharply criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for seemingly surveilling lawmakers’ search histories of the Jeffrey Epstein files. During Bondi’s testimony Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, Getty photographer Roberto Schmidt captured a list of items that Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) searched in the…

Minnesota Attorney General and Other State Officials Testify to Senate Homeland Security Committee

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 12 to conduct routine oversight of federal government operations and related homeland security matters. Witnesses: Panel 1: Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Majority Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives Minnesota St… Original News Source Link – Epoch