WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more
Founder of SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramucci credits a massive increase in industry campaign finance for sudden shift in legislative urgency as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer It appears to be stepping up its efforts to pass a comprehensive crypto market structure bill called the CLARITY Act. The sudden acceleration of the crypto market structure bill … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Democratic demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week unless it works with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote on a DHS spending bill when … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try to avoid a lengthy government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a sharp departure from last year’s record impasse when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated by the deal, raising the possibility … Read more
Senate Republicans are moving forward with a huge funding package in their bid to keep the government open and hope to blow away Democratic opposition in the process. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Monday completed the first procedural step on the six-bill funding package that includes the politically divisive Department of Homeland Security … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects Republican President Donald Trump to try to interfere with the midterm elections and says raids by immigration agents in major cities are creating a sense of chaos that voters will reject in November. The comments were part of a 20-minute Associated Press telephone interview with the New … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday chided Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential names of victims in court papers seeking to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said the evidence included in Maxwell’s habeas petition — which she filed … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told congressional leaders Tuesday that he is still considering whether to release the full video of an attack on a suspected drug boat that killed two survivors, even as he faces intensifying demands from Congress for disclosure. Hegseth gave a secret briefing to congressional leaders alongside Secretary of … Read more