Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that certain provisions related to the energy sector in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act were out of order, as the GOP looks to implement President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. These rulings were made under the “Byrd Rule,” named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). It requires reconciliation bills
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) has been elected as the new ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, becoming the top Democrat on one of Congress’s most powerful and visible panels. Garcia, a former Long Beach mayor now in his second term in Congress, replaces Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died last month at age 75
Last September, the U.S. Postal Service debuted its long-awaited — and much litigated — electric vehicle mail delivery truck. Since then, more than 7,200 new zero-emissions vehicles have been distributed to the Postal Service. But a provision tucked inside the Senate Republican bill to enact President Trump’s second-term agenda would force the USPS to sell
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding around 59,000 detainees in facilities across the country, likely setting a record high as the Trump administration aggressively expands nationwide immigration arrests, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News. On Monday, June 23, ICE’s detention level was — on paper at least — at over 140%
In its latest crackdown against illegal immigration, federal agents arrested 11 Iranian foreign nationals in 48 hours, including one watchlisted individual — part of a series of targeted operations spanning eight states and nine cities nationwide. Among those arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Sunday, June 22, is Mehran Makari Saheli, at his
Washington — House Democrats on Tuesday elected Rep. Robert Garcia of California as the new ranking member of the House Oversight Committee following the death of Rep. Gerry Connolly last month. “I am incredibly honored to have been obviously elected the ranking member for the Oversight Committee,” Garcia told reporters after the vote, saying the panel
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he’s not seeking regime change in Iran. The comments come two days after floating the possibility on social media, amid a cease-fire that he announced hours later. “I don’t want it. I’d like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One