Capitol agenda: DHS shutdown now in House’s hands
The Senate’s overnight agreement — to fund the entire department except ICE and parts of CBP — faces a treacherous path ahead.
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Senate agrees to end shutdown for most of DHS
The House could act as soon as Friday to reopen most parts of the sprawling agency.
House Ethics panel scrutinizes Cherfilus-McCormick in rare public hearing
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
What perks? Lawmakers play down special treatment as airport lines grow
Many members of Congress are making clear they are waiting in TSA lines alongside everyone else.
Airports become political battlegrounds as DHS shutdown drags on
Many members of Congress are making clear they are waiting in TSA lines alongside everyone else.
Luna hosts Russian lawmakers to mixed GOP reactions, outrage from others
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hosted a delegation of sanctioned Russian officials in Washington, D.C., Thursday, drawing mixed reactions from GOP colleagues and condemnation from Ukraine advocacy groups and the Russian opposition in exile. Luna is putting herself forward as a facilitator of dialogue between the U.S. and Russia in pursuit of peace in Ukraine….
Spy powers skeptics in Congress discussing new language after White House meeting
Skeptics of a clean reauthorization of the nation’s warrantless spy powers are working on new language with the White House after a meeting with top Trump administration officials, lawmakers said. “I can tell you that we’re working on fresh language right now, and I’m involved in that. And it’s based upon an understanding and respect…