Rep. Ron Wright: First member of Congress dies after contracting COVID-19
Texas Republican Rep. Ron Wright, 67, has died, becoming the first member of Congress to die after a coronavirus diagnosis. Published February 8, 2021
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Texas Republican Rep. Ron Wright, 67, has died, becoming the first member of Congress to die after a coronavirus diagnosis. Published February 8, 2021
SharesThe Biden Homeland Security Department has concluded that at least eight agreements signed by the Trump administration giving states a stake in federal immigration enforcement are "void, not binding and unenforceable," and is moving to cancel them as quickly as possible, according to a memo seen by The Washington Times. Published February 7, 2021
SharesAs the former president prepared to face his second impeachment trial this week, the words of his supporters, captured in court documents, are looming large as senators try to place blame for the attack. Published February 7, 2021
SharesWorried that illegal immigrants may feel "undue stress," Homeland Security's legal immigration agency has now deleted a standard warning to people that overstayed their visas that they ran the risk of being deported. Published February 6, 2021
SharesHouse Democrats gave final approval Friday to a new federal budget for fiscal year 2021, moving with striking speed on a version that cleared the Senate just hours earlier. Published February 5, 2021
SharesThe Biden Homeland Security Department has concluded that eight agreements signed by the Trump administration giving states and localities a stake in federal immigration enforcement are "void, not binding and unenforceable," and is moving to cancel them as quickly as possible, according to a memo seen by The Washington Times. Published February 5, 2021
SharesVice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate early Friday morning to approve a new government budget for 2021, clearing the legislative space for Democrats to pursue a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan. Published February 5, 2021
SharesSenate Democrats were pushing toward approval overnight Thursday of a budget to clear the way for President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus package, but not before the GOP forced them to take tough votes on blocking illegal immigrants getting stimulus checks and making school bailout money contingent on reopening classes. Published February 4, 2021
SharesSenate Republicans won a change to Democrats' budget Thursday that would block illegal immigrants from getting checks. Published February 4, 2021
SharesFormer President Donald Trump brushed aside impeachment managers' demand Thursday that he testify at his looming Senate trial, accusing House Democrats of trying to turn the weighty proceedings into "a public relations stunt." Published February 4, 2021
SharesThe Democratic impeachment managers sent a letter Thursday demanding that former President Donald Trump appear and testify as part of the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate, and said if he refuses it will be evidence of his guilt. Published February 4, 2021
SharesTroubled by President Biden's early executive actions on immigration, more than two dozen Republicans sent a letter to the new Homeland Security secretary urging him to "resist" the pressure of open borders. Published February 4, 2021
SharesRepublicans on the House Oversight Committee demanded an explanation Thursday from the new Homeland Security secretary about President Biden's order to stop border wall construction, saying it "thwarts the will of Congress," which just approved nearly $1.4 billion in new money for the project. Published February 4, 2021
SharesPresident Biden held firm Wednesday on his demand for direct payments of up to $1,400 to millions of Americans in any coronavirus package, bolstering Democrats' negotiating hand on Capitol Hill but defying economists who said the cash isn't the best way to stimulate the economy. Published February 3, 2021
SharesBorder Patrol agents arrested 11 Iranians Monday after they sneaked across the border into Arizona. Published February 3, 2021
SharesHouse Democrats powered a skeleton budget through the House on Wednesday, sidelining Republicans and carving out enough space to approve President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus wish list. Published February 3, 2021
SharesA Republican congressman said Wednesday that it's time to tear down the fence that was hastily erected last month around the Capitol, saying it's turned the seat of American democracy into a fortress more akin to a military base. Published February 3, 2021
SharesSenators reached a deal Wednesday morning to share power in the evenly divided chamber, clearing the way for Democrats to take over control of the committees and begin to make progress on their agenda. Published February 3, 2021
SharesThe Supreme Court on Wednesday canceled two upcoming hearings on the border wall and another Trump administration immigration policy, granting the Biden team's request for the matters to be shelved for now. Published February 3, 2021
SharesThe House voted Tuesday to impose large fines on any lawmaker who refuses to go through a security check before reaching the chamber floor -- one of the changes Democrats imposed in the wake of last month's attack on the Capitol. Published February 2, 2021
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