Washington — The Senate is taking a procedural vote Thursday morning on a package to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, with less than two days to avoid a partial government shutdown. But Democrats say they won’t allow the package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement. Though Congress has approved six of
The Senate votes at 11:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 on whether to begin consideration of the six funding bills needed to fund the government beyond Friday. Conversations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House are ongoing on a path forward that averts a partial shutdown. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?
The Senate votes at 11:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 on whether to begin consideration of the six funding bills needed to fund the government beyond Friday. Conversations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House are ongoing on a path forward that averts a partial shutdown. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters A U.S. appeals court on Jan. 28 ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) move to end deportation protection for tens of thousands of Venezuelan nationals was illegal. A three-judge panel
Erbil, Iraq — President Trump has threatened to cut off all U.S. support for Iraq if the country reelects former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a third term. Al-Maliki, a member of Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority, was forced to resign in 2014 after two consecutive terms in office amid pressure from both inside and outside the
Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel “without delay,” following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month. In a letter first obtained by CBS News and sent to Noem on Wednesday, Democrats on the Homeland Security
Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI’s search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The FBI executed the search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and