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White House backs appropriations package with DHS funding
The White House on Monday urged the Senate to pass the six-bill appropriations package to avert a partial government…
Susan Collins speaks with Noem about immigration enforcement
GOP Sen. Susan Collins said she spoke Monday to embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the administration…
Kristi Noem to testify before Senate Judiciary
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify March 3 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to an aide for…
Rand Paul summons Trump immigration officials to testify after Minneapolis shooting
Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on three top immigration…
Suozzi: ‘I failed’ when voting to pass DHS funding bill
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Monday said he regretted his vote last week for a funding bill for the Department of Homeland…
Republicans offer early support for Trump’s Minnesota pivot
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed relief after President Donald Trump announced Monday he would send border czar…
Trump says Justice Department is investigating Ilhan Omar
President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Trump made the…
Capitol agenda: Shutdown odds spike after Minnesota killing
The killing of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents is hitting hard on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up the odds of a…
Fiscal hawks set out to kill earmarks. They are very much alive.
Fiscal conservatives in Congress threatened for months to block government funding if GOP leaders didn’t shun earmarks. They…
Republicans start raising concerns about Minneapolis shooting
A small but growing number of Republicans are raising public concerns about the killing Saturday of a 37-year-old Minnesota…