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
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying she believes Noem is trying to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old protester in Minneapolis. The call by Rosen, a Nevada moderate who was part of the group that helped Republicans … Read more