Quick Takeaways: - Republicans reached a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. - The plan avoids new funding for ICE and Border Patrol in the bill. - Democrats pushed for restrictions on immigration enforcement. - Trump reversed course and s... See more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Thursday evening that he would press for a perjury investigation into Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary whom President Donald Trump fired hours earlier. Blumenthal said that he would call for ... See more
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Republicans hold firm on filibuster and prosecutor veto power, for now
WASHINGTON -- Republicans in Congress have been remarkably compliant this year as President Donald Trump has usurped their constitutional preeminence on fundamental matters such... See more
WASHINGTON — The last time Obamacare was at the center of a federal shutdown, with lawmakers seeking to use the leverage of a government funding deadline to get their way on the health insurance program, it did not end well for them.
It was 2013, and cons... See more
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), seen on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, has made preserving the legislative filibuster a central tenet of his tenure, although he has weakened it with several maneuvers. TIERNEY L. CROSS NYT WASHINGTON President Donald ... See more
