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Nation Feb 01

Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown, blames Democrats for their ICE demands

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote.

Politics Jan 30

WATCH: Senate approves funding deal to avoid shutdown, delaying larger fight over DHS

The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration…

Politics Jan 29

House Republicans propose stricter voting rules as Trump administration eyes midterms

The package released Thursday reflects a number of the party's most sought-after election changes, including requirements for photo IDs before people can vote and proof of citizenship, both to be put in place in 2027.

Politics Jan 28

Homeland Security's Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment

A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Noem must go.

Politics Jan 27

WATCH: Senate convenes as Minnesota shootings, DHS funding upend spending deal

In opening floor remarks as the Senate returned to Washington, Schumer said that Democrats will not vote for Homeland Security funding as part of a wide-ranging spending bill passed by the House last week. The government will partially shut down…

Politics Jan 22

Key moments from Jack Smith's House testimony

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal…

Politics Jan 22

WATCH: House approves final spending bills for the year

The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending and now move to the Senate, with final passage needed next week before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Nation Jan 20

Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

One budget expert says the GOP’s big bill is “supercharging ICE” in ways Americans may not fully realize. There are few restraints on the spending, which lasts through 2029, when Trump's term ends.

Politics Jan 10

Congress debates possible consequences for ICE and Noem after Renee Good's killing

Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good's shooting death and policy changes over law enforcement raids to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in what is fast becoming an inflection…

Politics Jan 08

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

The vote is a remarkable rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson, who tried to stop it.

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