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GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage after Democrats join with Republicans in key vote
A GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes is on the verge of passage in the Senate after a significant number of Democrats joined with Republicans to advance the measure in a critical vote on Friday.
Senate Democrats Help Republicans Advance Immigration Crackdown
The Senate voted to move forward with the Laken Riley Act, which would require authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related and other offenses.
Senate Dems join with Republicans to break filibuster on immigrant crime bill
WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.
GOP-led Laken Riley Act on track to be first immigration bill signed into law by Trump
The U.S. Senate Friday voted to advance a bill that would expand mass detention for immigrants charged or arrested for property crimes.
Trump’s 1st law to sign? Migrant detention bill advanced by US Senate
The Senate is heading toward a final vote on legislation that would give states the power to challenge federal immigration policies and require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes,
Senate GOP rejects House conservative pitch on corporate tax rates
House conservative proposals to raise corporate taxes to offset the cost of President-elect Trump’s tax package are going ...
DeWine names Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Senate seat vacated by Vance
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named state Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the US Senate seat recently vacated by ...
‘Absolutely Clueless’: Tammy Duckworth Blasts Pete Hegseth and Senate GOP
Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...
Top Senate Republican says PEPFAR program in jeopardy
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, said Thursday the global AIDS-fighting program ...
Republican Ohio Lieutenant Governor Husted to replace Vance in Senate
Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice ...
Senate Banking Republicans eye changes to key insurance program after fires
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are in the early stages of crafting legislation that could include changes to the ...
Senate Republicans introduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
OK, introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would prohibit health care practitioners from failing ...
Senate Democrats urge Republican to delay hearing for Trump's energy secretary pick
Democratic lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Energy Committee called Tuesday on the panel's Republican chairman to postpone the ...
Michigan Senate Republican leader enters open race for governor’s seat in 2026
State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is the second well-known candidate to enter the race to succeed Whitmer, who has ...
Top Senate Intel Democrat ‘flabbergasted’ by removal of GOP House Intelligence chair
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Thursday said he was “flabbergasted” by the ...