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In this Dec. 6, 2017 photo, Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-Ill., third from left, along with other demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs, during an rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. House and Senate Democrats stand divided over whether to fight now or later about the fate of some 800,000 young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Dreamers stage Capitol Hill sit-in to demand legalization

Illegal immigrant "Dreamers" staged a sit-in at congressional offices Tuesday demanding lawmakers give them full permanent legal status before the end of the year, complicating leaders' efforts to avoid a government shutdown.

December 12, 2017
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (left), Majority Whip Steve Scalise (center) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy hope to iron out differences with the Senate this week and hold a vote on the final compromise legislation next week for major tax reform. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan says DACA won’t be part of House spending bill

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday rejected efforts to shoehorn a major immigration fight into year-end talks over avoiding a government shutdown, saying illegal immigrant "Dreamers" should be tackled in separate legislation.

December 12, 2017
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Fairhope Ala. Alabama voters pick between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Gwen S. Moore demands teen pages be warned about Roy Moore

A Democratic congresswoman asked the Senate's administrative operations to have a plan in place to prevent GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore from targeting any of the teenagers in the chamber's page program, should he win election.

December 11, 2017
"If the Senate Democrats choose to filibuster [a short-term spending bill], then they will have chosen to shut down the government down," said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Democrats want immigration fix in spending bill

Bumping up against another shutdown deadline, Congress will have to pass a short-term spending bill next week and push big decisions into next year, lawmakers said Thursday — though Democrats said they may still force a shutdown fight over new rights for illegal immigrants.

November 30, 2017