House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said today that no comprehensive immigration reform package will be passed without Democratic votes. “Whatever we do is not going to pass with one party or another. If you want to do it, that …
Continue ReadingWashington state will no longer ask residents to list their place of birth on documents given to obtain driver’s licenses the state said. The move comes after it was revealed that the state’s licensing department was providing residents’ personal information …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump’s first State of the Union address will tout his first-year accomplishments such as the tax overhaul passed last month, while also calling for major initiatives to be tackled this year. The president will call for immigration reform, a …
Continue ReadingSenator Marco Rubio of Florida, once a strong advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, has largely stayed on the sidelines of the current immigration debate. Rubio says because Republicans are in full control of Washington, any immigration bill that passes …
Continue ReadingSenator Ted Cruz of Texas has come out against a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients one day after it was revealed the president would be calling for one in an upcoming immigration plan. “I do not believe we should …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump will reportedly back a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who came to the country as children, it was revealed today. The plan was outlined in a call between White House adviser Stephen Miller and Republican …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump suggested that DACA recipients will be allowed to remain in the country and will ultimately be given a pathway to citizenship as a part of a broader immigration deal he expects to strike with Congress in the …
Continue ReadingThe White House plans to reveal a framework for an immigration deal on Monday, it was announced today. “The President wants to lead on this issue and that’s exactly what we’ll do,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders …
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department is threatening twenty-three cities with subpoenas if they do not comply with a previous order asking for proof that they are not violating federal immigration law. The Justice Department is asking the localities to provide the …
Continue ReadingSenator Chuck Schumer is withdrawing his offer to negotiate funding for a wall along the southern border as part of an immigration compromise, he said yesterday. “We’re going to have to start on a new basis and the wall offer …
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rejected a proposal that would reopen the government that Senate Democrats have pledged to support.
“I don’t see that there’s any reason — I’m speaking personally and hearing from my members — to support what …
Continue ReadingThe Senate has reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the government.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will support a bill to reopen the government and fund it until February 8. In exchange, Senate Majority Leader …
Continue ReadingA bipartisan group of about twenty senators are trying to find a solution to the shutdown mess. Senators left a ninety-minute meeting this afternoon optimistic, but acknowledging the plan still needs the imprimatur of both of their senate leaders.…
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 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 ReadingPresident Trump is reportedly “furious” with Chief of Staff John Kelly for comments Kelly made about the president’s pursuit of a wall along the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico. Kelly, speaking with Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill …
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