GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House
Adopting the same budget resolution in both chambers is the necessary first step to writing a reconciliation bill, which includes submissions from various authorizing committees.
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States challenge Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship
The order from Trump, one of dozens that Trump signed on his first day in office, argued a provision in the 14th Amendment that requires people to be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States
Trump plans series of actions on immigration, border security
The text of any orders and actions were not released Monday morning. A cornerstone directive will be once again declaring a national emergency on the U.S.
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At the races: Immigration politics hit the Hill
Congress’ first bill of the year could foreshadow how much political reality may affect the thinking of Senate Democrats.
Parents, states press Congress to act on kids online safety bill
The first provision removed would have required tech companies to exercise a "reasonable care in the creation and implementation of any design feature to prevent and mitigate" harms to minors, including
Johnson’s stopgap funds plan appears headed for defeat in House
The amendment from Cole, R-Okla., which would be "self-executed," or incorporated into the base text upon adoption of the rule, would renew the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program through the
Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional
Much of the ruling expounded on what the Supreme Court had ruled in a 2022 decision that expanded gun rights, which stated that gun control provisions had to comport with the text and "historical tradition
Is this the year that no one watches political spots?
2016, Hillary Clinton gave lip service to the cause in her convention acceptance speech: "We need to appoint Supreme Court justices who will get money out of politics and … we’ll pass a constitutional amendment
House passes $95.3B aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
Six months after President Joe Biden first asked for it, the House passed a tweaked version of his emergency aid package for key U.S. allies with strong bipartisan support, sending it back to the Senate
Senate sends spending package to Biden, wrapping up fiscal 2024
Overall, more than $1.9 billion worth of home-state projects made it into the bill, on top of $12.7 billion in the first spending package funding the remainder of federal agencies.
Everything is on the line Tuesday for these incumbents
But first Allred has to get by a fellow Democrat, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez.
Critical spending decisions await Tuesday White House meeting
The first four appropriations bills are close to being completed, Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said Monday.
Palestinian aid emerges as sticking point in supplemental talks
Paul’s amendment was defeated on a nearly party-line, 44-50 vote. Only retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III, from deep-red West Virginia, voted with the Republicans.
Trump, GOP lawmakers press ballot arguments at Supreme Court
"Disqualification under Section 3 is an extraordinarily harsh result, and the Fourteenth Amendment’s own text confirms that Congress, representing the Nation’s various interests and constituencies, is
House clears stopgap funding extension into March
The Paul amendment had a 60-vote threshold for adoption. The chamber had originally been set to vote on Indiana Sen.
Congress weighs proposals to renew key surveillance authority as deadline looms
But the first proposals have only recently been publicly released, and they contain differing visions about what policies should be added to the program before it is renewed.
Senate stopgap plan might extend to January, jettison war funds
Monday; if cloture is invoked, Schumer could unveil a substitute amendment containing the CR text, if it’s ready by then.
Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to add privacy protections to surveillance law
The legislation is the first major proposal unveiled for reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the U.S. government to collect the digital communications
Supreme Court to hear arguments in case that could limit Congress on gun control
Still, the bill, along with the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization last year, contained the first gun control provisions to pass into law in years.
Senate passes three fiscal 2024 spending bills in ‘minibus’
Before passing the package, the Senate adopted by voice vote a substitute amendment offered by Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., that replaced the text of the House-passed Military Construction-VA