Talks between party leaders have broken down as the government shutdown has entered its second day. Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have not spoken since Saturday evening and neither side shows any signs of backing off …
Continue ReadingThe White House issued perhaps their most clarifying statement yet regarding the government shutdown Saturday afternoon. They said there will be no deal on DACA until the government reopens. “We continue to remain anxious to reach a deal on …
Continue ReadingThe twenty-four hours leading up to the government shutdown were marked by frantic negotiations and calls for party unity on both sides of the aisle. Each side believed that if they held the line, the other party would take more …
Continue ReadingSenate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer met one-on-one with President Trump in the Oval Office today to try and hammer out a deal that would avert a government shutdown. Schumer commented briefly to reporters upon his return to Capitol Hill. …
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives pass a short-term spending bill that will keep the government open until February 16. But Senate Democrats stayed true to their word in opposing the bill. The fate of the continuing resolution, and the continuing …
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats have confirmed that they have the votes to block a House bill that would keep the government open through February 16. According to the latest numbers, thirty-eight Democratic Senators would vote no on the GOP-led bill. Three Republican …
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan is criticizing Democrats for attempting to tie immigration reform to budget talks that may lead to the government shutting down tomorrow. “The defense budget is being held hostage for DACA, which is not a …
Continue ReadingChief of Staff General John Kelly told lawmakers on Capitol Hill yesterday that there would be no wall across the entire southern border between the U.S. and Mexico, and that Mexico would not be paying for a wall. There will …
Continue ReadingHouse conservatives are using their leverage to force Republican leadership to bring an immigration bill to the floor of the House in exchange for their support on a continuing resolution, a short-term spending that will keep the government open past …
Continue ReadingEric Trump, the president’s son, appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to defend his father against charges of racism. “He does not see race. He’s the least racist person I have ever met in my entire life. It’s …
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham criticized the current state of the immigration debate taking place on Capitol Hill right now, calling it a “S” show. “This has turned into a “S” show, and we need to get back to being …
Continue ReadingLindsey Graham, Republican Senator from South Carolina took a swipe at fellow Republican Senators for their accounts about controversial comments President Trump made about immigrants from certain countries in a White House meeting last week. President Trump reportedly called the …
Continue ReadingA new report from the Department of Homeland Security says that 73% of individuals convicted of terrorism-related charges in the U.S. over the last 15 years were foreign born. And twenty-seven percent of them had become naturalized citizens. In all, …
Continue ReadingDemocrats are betting that they can win the PR battle over a potential government shutdown this week if a deal on a government spending bill is not reached. Democrats want any potential deal to include a permanent solution to DACA, …
Continue ReadingRepublicans in the House are pressing House Speaker Paul Ryan on an immigration bill that goes well beyond the parameters laid out by the president for what he wants to see in an immigration bill. Republicans and Democrats have been …
Continue ReadingDemocratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California broke with Democratic leadership last week, expressing willingness to work with President trump and Republicans on funding for a border wall in exchange for a permanent solution for DACA recipients.
“I’m willing to …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump called friends to brag about making controversial statements about immigrants from certain countries, conservative writer Erick Erickson wrote today. Erickson, in a tweet, wrote that he spoke to one of the friends in question and was told that …
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