Politics Mar 24 WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as lawmakers consider deal to fund Homeland Security By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Politics Mar 24 Energy executive Alan Armstrong picked to fill Mullin's Senate seat through end of year The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a “conservative voice” to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat, elevates to the Senate the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Politics Mar 23 Watch 3:52 Trump rejects Senate proposal to reopen DHS without ICE funding The deployment of ICE agents to airports comes as the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears the 40-day mark. The president nixed one potential solution over the weekend that would have funded some agencies, including TSA. Congressional correspondent Lisa… By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Politics Mar 20 WATCH: Senate fails to advance measure for DHS funding to end shutdown A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country's biggest airports. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 19 WATCH: Senate Homeland Security panel advances Markwayne Mullin's nomination for DHS Sen. Markwayne Mullin moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's next homeland security secretary after a Senate committee Thursday narrowly advanced his nomination. By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Mar 18 WATCH: Sen. Paul asks DHS nominee Mullin if he believes violence can resolve political differences By Joshua Barajas “I don't always agree with that. I don't believe in political violence. I've made that very clear,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's… Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Senate begins extended debate over SAVE America Act By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The bill, which the Senate took up on Tuesday, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and to present approved identification when they go to the polls, among other new rules that Trump and his most… Continue reading
Mar 13 Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Donald Trump's stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Senate passes bipartisan housing bill By Charlotte Kramon, Alex Veiga, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. Continue reading