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‘What’s the alternative?’: US Sens. Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators promoted their...
Read moreDetailsBillions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration...
Read moreDetailsHomeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for...
Read moreDetailsRepublicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion...
Read moreDetailsUS Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsTrump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck...
Read moreDetailsUS Senate launches marathon session to pass nearly $70B for ICE, Border Patrol
By Jennifer Shutt Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans fended off an...
Read moreDetailsTrump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy
By Jacob Fischler | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The federal government will spend $700 million on building or...
Read moreDetailsTrump picks acting AG Blanche to stay on full time
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will nominate acting Attorney General...
Read moreDetailsInspection shows sanitation, use-of-force transparency lacking at La. ICE detention center
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A Louisiana detention center that houses roughly 1,500...
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