The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act in a 264-159 vote on Tuesday, with 48 Democrats joining 216 Republicans to make it the first act of the new Congress. The bill, named after a 22-year-old nursing student murdered last February by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in Georgia, requires federal immigration authorities to detain
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., for a military tribute and other ceremonies before he will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The state funderal is set for Thursday. President Biden said he will be delivering a eulogy at Thursday’s service, along with several others. President-elect Donald Trump said
A New York judge on Tuesday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s latest attempt to postpone sentencing in his “hush money” criminal case. The hearing remains scheduled for Friday morning. Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued during a brief hearing Tuesday that a president’s immunity from criminal proceedings extends to the transition period, before he takes the oath
Trump said that he ‘cannot assure’ that military or economic coercion would not be used to take control of these two strategic locations. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not rule out the possibility of using military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, emphasizing their strategic
Trump said that he ‘cannot assure’ that military or economic coercion would not be used to take control of these two strategic locations. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not rule out the possibility of using military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, emphasizing their strategic