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US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & PoliticsWASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that...
Read moreDetailsUS citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & PoliticsWASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee...
Read moreDetailsTrump proposal to halt funding for minority-serving colleges criticized by Dems, advocates
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, advocates, students and leaders on Wednesday...
Read moreDetailsRepublican states defend citizenship lists ordered by Trump as ‘optional’ election help
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau A dozen Republican state attorneys general are moving to defend President Donald Trump’s executive...
Read moreDetailsCongress struggles with questions about ethics investigations after 3 members resign
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican leaders Tuesday defended the secretive process used in that...
Read moreDetailsFed chair nominee says he will be independent of Trump, though Dems see a ‘sock puppet’
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, vowed...
Read moreDetailsRepublicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress appeared to be on the same page Tuesday...
Read moreDetailsTrump’s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to...
Read moreDetailsInterior’s Burgum accused of ‘kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas
By Jacob Fischler | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the Trump administration’s approach to energy...
Read moreDetailsLori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her...
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