Many lawmakers weren't sure what was in the massive spending agreement, but fear of another government shutdown greased the skids as Republicans and Democrats linked arms and voted to approve a bill to fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2019. Published February 14, 2019
Democrats built support Wednesday for the Homeland Security spending deal, looking to tamp down concerns over border wall money and arguing that another partial government shutdown would be the worst outcome. Published February 13, 2019
House conservatives on Wednesday demanded Congress slow the rush to approve the homeland security spending bill, and suggested passing a short-term bill to keep the government open while giving all sides more time to digest what's in the deal. Published February 13, 2019
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would expand current background check requirements to cover virtually all gun sales, putting it on track for consideration on the House floor. Published February 13, 2019
President Trump may not have been happy with it, but congressional Republicans said he actually made out pretty well in the new spending deal emerging on Capitol Hill, with at least a "down payment" on his border wall and expansive powers to detain immigrants caught living illegally in the U.S. interior. Published February 12, 2019
Rep. Mark Meadows, a leading House conservative and ally of President Trump, on Tuesday predicted that Mr. Trump will "reluctantly" sign an emerging deal on border security top congressional negotiators say they struck this week. Published February 12, 2019
They struck a deal in principle. Now begins the arguing over what it actually means. Published February 12, 2019
The Senate's top spending negotiator said Monday night that Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement in principle on a new deal to avert a partial government shutdown. Published February 11, 2019
Four leading congressional negotiators are scheduled to meet Monday afternoon in hopes of jump-starting stalled talks over border security funding, as lawmakers race to avert another shutdown ahead of a Feb. 15 deadline. Published February 11, 2019
The man behind a website devoted to sharing online blueprints for 3D-printed gun is suing the attorney general of New Jersey, after being alerted that the activity was violating a new gun control law. Published February 10, 2019
Democrats are pushing for the package of spending bills Congress is writing to include language that would block the Trump administration from tightening the bar on those seeking asylum. Published February 8, 2019
A briefer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stood outside the closed-door meeting Wednesday while negotiators working on a homeland security spending deal heard from border experts, who made their pitch for a border wall. The ICE briefer never made it in the room, an administration official said. Published February 7, 2019
Top Democrats are now signaling they're open to some kind of enhanced physical barrier along the southern border, raising chances for a spending deal to avert another government shutdown next week. Published February 6, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she viewed President Trump's line in his State of the Union Address slamming "ridiculous partisan investigations" as a "threat." Published February 6, 2019
Even as President Trump argued the case for his border wall Tuesday, one thing was missing -- the emergency declaration that would allow him to leapfrog over lawmakers and build the barrier even without Congress's approval. Published February 5, 2019
An engineer says he is on the cusp of developing legal armor-penetrating ammunition that skirts a 1986 law intended to ban "cop-killer" bullets -- and that he plans to eventually turn over the plans to the public along the lines of what others have done with blueprints for 3D-printed firearms. Published February 5, 2019
Negotiators working on a homeland security funding bill are scheduled to receive a closed-door briefing from border patrol agents Wednesday about the experts' experiences protecting the U.S.-Mexico border. Published February 5, 2019
Republicans working on a new border security deal say they want to "go big" and aim for a universal deal that would solve not only the immediate shutdown threat but also a looming debt-limit fight and spending caps that are poised to bite in October. Published January 31, 2019
An influential group of immigration activists lashed out at Democrats on Thursday, saying the party's new border security plan is still too cruel toward illegal immigrants and should instead focus on granting citizenship rights. Published January 31, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday downgraded her ante on border wall money from $1 to zero dollars, putting chances for a homeland security spending deal even further out of reach. Published January 31, 2019
