Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks
Republicans have launched an unprecedented effort to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won’t pass.
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What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor
Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will “guarantee the midterms”...
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.
Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is installed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
Visitors to the Capitol will now have a visible reminder of the violent attack against the building on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that...
House narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution in early test of President Trump’s strategy
The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening...
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with...
Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
Democrats said the White House offer, which was not made public, did not include sufficient curbs on ICE after two protesters were fatally shot last month.
Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire
Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of...
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”
Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants
Congress is discussing potential new rules for ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection after officers shot and killed two Minneapolis protesters in January.