Dem senator warns deportation could let Virginia woman’s illegal immigrant killer ‘escape accountability’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is calling on prosecutors to try, convict and punish the undocumented killer of Stephanie Minter, arguing that he must face American justice before he’s ordered to leave the country. Kaine said he fears deportation could be a form of leniency. “I’m not […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what to expect on DHS funding when the Senate meets Monday
[ad_1] House to vote on DHS funding measure Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram says House Republicans have prepped their own DHS spending bill on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The DHS funding drama heads back to the Senate on Monday morning after the House approved a […]
House GOP rams through new DHS funding plan with shutdown far from over
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security late Friday, but the 43-day shutdown could drag on for several more weeks. The two-month funding extension approved by the House is likely dead on arrival in the Senate, […]
House Republicans pass rival DHS plan, setting up Senate fight as shutdown set to become longest in history
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans passed a short-term funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers late Friday evening. But the 42-day shutdown that has snarled air travel and left tens of thousands of federal employees without pay is far from […]
Knives out for Fetterman as Democrats turn on one-time progressive star
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is facing escalating backlash from within his own party, with one House Democrat saying this week she has more success working with a Republican senator and another calling for him to step down. The criticism reflects growing friction between Fetterman and his […]
DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congress is one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown after the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal, but it came at the price of Republicans ceding ground, temporarily, to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The Senate unanimously advanced a deal to reopen most […]
Schumer, Dems block DHS funding again as Trump intervenes to pay TSA agents
[ad_1] DHS funding talks stall as airport chaos worsens Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the ongoing partial government shutdown as DHS remains without funding. Democrats continue to push for ICE reform as airports lose more workers. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate was again unable […]
Trump declares national emergency at airports, will sign order instructing DHS to ‘immediately pay’ TSA agents
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities […]
Flashback: Jeffries called failing to fully fund DHS an ‘abdication of responsibility’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., once said that failing to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “legislative malpractice” — a position he is now rejecting in the current funding standoff with Republicans. “We are here today to do a single job, and […]
Democrats rip Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown nears 40 days: ‘no reason’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to airports across the country on Monday as travel centers struggle to maintain a security presence amid a partial government shutdown, which is now nearing the 40-day mark. “There’s absolutely no reason for […]