Feb 18 WATCH: Congress must approve any possible U.S. military action against Iran, Jeffries says By Associated Press President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before any U.S. action against Iran, the nation's top Democrat said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Democratic counterproposal on DHS funding 'very unserious,' Leavitt says By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said White House officials, but not President Donald Trump, have been in contact with Democratic leaders over the impasse, blaming Democrats for forcing some federal employees to work without paychecks. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: White House briefing addresses Zelenskyy criticism, Potomac sewage spill By Associated Press The White House pushed back on Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine "unfair" during a news briefing Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 15 Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Continue reading
Feb 13 What services are affected by the Homeland Security shutdown? What you need to know By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:09 House narrowly passes bill to end shutdown, but divisive DHS funding fight remains By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:16 Jeffries outlines Democrats' demands for changes at DHS and ICE amid funding battle By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold For more on Tuesday’s vote to end the partial government shutdown and the latest on the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files, Geoff Bennett speaks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Continue watching
Feb 03 House passes budget bill to end partial government shutdown By Associated Press The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Democrats demand… Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: House Rules Committee considers Senate funding plan during partial shutdown By Associated Press Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find consensus restricting ICE operations. Continue reading