House Republicans on Tuesday passed a package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol (CBP) through 2029, marking a victory for President Donald J. Trump and GOP leaders. The nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package that had stalled in the Senate for weeks passed the lower chamber by a vote of 214-212. …
Read More The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to pay MAGA allies. A number of other…
Read More The Senate is expected to launch into a voting blitz on Thursday morning as it moves toward passing a budget reconciliation package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies. A 53-46 party-line vote kicked off hours of debate, followed by a series of unlimited back-to-back amendment votes before final passage is expected later this week. An…
Read More With the House and Senate both finally back in session today for the sprint to July, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) says he’s “hopeful” that there may be enough Republican votes to advance a $72 billion budget reconciliation bill on the Senate floor later Wednesday, which would set up a marathon series of…
Read More The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) to suspend senators’ pay during future government shutdowns, a new rule that could give lawmakers in the upper chamber a powerful incentive not to block funding bills ahead of key deadlines. The Senate adopted the resolution by voice vote. It will…
Read More Both the House and Senate are back in session this week. Two Democratic Senators on Monday joined Republicans in voting to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, backing President Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve. The upper chamber voted to advance Warsh’s nomination to the…
Read More The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican leaders sent out a notice that the…
Read More Members of the Senate panel that oversees the federal budget will meet Tuesday as they seek to fast track spending on immigration enforcement. Republicans on Senate Budget Committee are slated to meet as senators prepare to advance a “skinny” budget resolution. Senators were originally supposed to meet late Monday afternoon, but it was rescheduled, and…
Read More Senate Republicans are expected to take the first step this week toward passage of a party-line reconciliation bill funding ICE and Border Patrol, a crucial part of their effort to convince House Republicans to end the more than two-month-long DHS shutdown. The Senate Budget Committee is expected to release a budget resolution by Tuesday that…
Read More Earlier today, House Republicans defeated legislation designed to end the Iran War, marking a win for President Donald Trump and another setback for those fighting to reaffirm Congress’s unique powers to use military force overseas. The vote was 213 to 214, with one Republican — Representative Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) — bucking GOP leaders to support…
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