GOP opposition threatens to derail House passage of “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk.  As the House convened Wednesday to take

Judge blocks Trump’s plan to limit access to asylum at southern border

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s plan to sharply restrict access to the nation’s asylum system, a blow to the president’s sweeping crackdown on immigration into the United States. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of 13 individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and three immigrants’ rights groups who

House GOP holdouts threaten to delay final vote on “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk.  As the House convened Wednesday to take

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire members of consumer safety panel

Washington — President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow him to fire three members of the independent Consumer Product Safety Commission. The request to the high court by Solicitor General D. John Sauer arose from a federal judge’s decision earlier this month that found Mr. Trump’s removal of the three commissioners

House convenes to take up Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after Senate passage

Washington — The House convened Wednesday to take up President Trump’s Senate-passed massive domestic policy bill, with Republicans aiming to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk. The House Rules Committee advanced the Senate’s changes to the bill overnight, setting up

Trump admin. freezes billions in funding for after-school and summer programs

Day camp providers and schools say the Trump administration’s funding freeze could ruin summer for low-income American families and jeopardize some after-school programs next year. The administration is holding back over $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more as it conducts a review to ensure