Senate passes funding deal to avoid lengthy shutdown
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The fallout from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota is reverberating in Senate races nationwide.
Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday amid an ongoing fight over funding the Department of Homeland Security that's included in a House-approved government funding package. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.
The Senate failed to pass a massive spending bill on Thursday—which includes the rare pediatric PRV program but also funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale crackdown in Minnesota and other states.
Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the end of the week.
A Georgia Senate committee passed a resolution asking the Secretary of State to provide an unredacted voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In an hourlong debate hosted by ABC-7 Chicago in partnership with Univision and the League of Women Voters, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton pitched voters on how they will serve as a legislative check to President Donald Trump.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is breaking the first rule of Fight Club. He’s talking about Fight Club. Merkley is part of a group of eight senators, forming what they call the “Fight Club.” As first reported by Vanity Fair ...