WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to try quickly passing a measure Thursday that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, though it’s […]
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Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to finish Homeland Safety shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, moving […]
For airline passengers, the shutdown reply is easy: Pay TSA officers
ATLANTA — Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta’s airport were unified by one desire Saturday — it’s time to pay Transportation Security Administration […]
To sit down or stand: Trump’s problem to Democrats a key second in State of the Union deal with
About halfway through his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump sprung the moment on Democrats like a trap: Stand up if they believed […]
NY officers elevate rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration
NEW YORK — New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag Thursday at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd, rebuking the Trump […]
Democratic senators decry indictment try, warning it ‘may break this establishment’
WASHINGTON — Democrats took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver impassioned speeches denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who […]
Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, chief of Sept. 11 panel, dies at 94
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped […]
What Democrats are demanding within the struggle over Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding
WASHINGTON — Despite rare negotiations between Democrats and President Donald Trump, a bipartisan agreement on new restrictions for federal immigration enforcement in the next two […]
GOP leaders labor for help forward of key check vote on ending partial authorities shutdown
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump’s “play call” for funding the government will be put to the test Tuesday […]
Johnson says no fast Home vote to finish partial shutdown and blames Democrats for his or her ICE calls for
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for […]
