House votes to avert gov’t shutdown, Senate chances dim
A divided House voted Thursday to prevent a government shutdown after an eleventh-hour deal brought conservatives aboard.
Category Archives: Immigration Reform
The Latest: McConnell pins possible shutdown on Democrats
A small group of senators spoke on the floor Wednesday, urging their peers to pass what they say is a bipartisan DACA solution before the looming March 5th deadline. White House chief of staff John Kelly stands to leave after appearing on Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
In the Belly of the Beast — The ‘Girthers’
Congress may be facing shutdown over an immigration bill, but what has the country in thrall? Donald Trump's waistline. After his medical the doctors' verdict is he is overweight.
If the government shuts down, here’s your cheat sheet on which party to blame
If Congress doesn't reach agreement on crucial immigration issues and pass a spending bill, the costly consequence would be a government shutdown. We don't know whether the government will shut down yet , but lawmakers are already playing the blame game.
Pressed by France, Britain agrees to do more to stop migrants in Calais
British Prime Minister Theresa May offered France an additional $62 million on Thursday to strengthen migrant security at the French border, a calculated move likely to earn Britain some leverage in Brexit negotiations. Although the agenda for the one-day bilateral meeting between May and French President Emmanuel Macron ranged from defense to sports - and included Macron's decision to lend Britain the renowned Bayeux Tapestry - migration was the issue of the day, with the two leaders agreeing to supplement an existing border treaty with British resources for a problem that largely occurs on French soil.
Republicans in Congress push for vote to avoid shutdown
Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress stepped up their efforts to pass a temporary extension in funding and prevent the federal government from shutting down, scheduling a vote on the measure for later on Thursday. For months, the Republican-controlled Congress has been struggling to fund the government, which is now operating on its third temporary funding extension since the 2018 fiscal year began on Oct. 1. Democrats insist that a long-term spending bill include protection for "Dreamers" - adults brought to the country illegally as children, who were protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
Trump Contradicts Kelly, Claims Wall Views Have Not ‘Evolved’
President Donald Trump was up early on Thursday contradicting what his chief of staff had told lawmakers about the southern border wall on Wednesday. Contradicting his chief of staff, Donald Trump on Thursday claimed his thinking about a southern border wall has not "evolved," and returned to his vow that Mexico, one way or another, will pay for it.
Despite Crackdown, Some Illegal Aliens Aren’t Being Arrested
Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan has said the gloves are off on illegal immigration. ICE seems to be underperforming ; is this deliberate? The reality is much different .
Sean Hannity Has New Nickname for CNN: The S***Hole Network
Top rated Fox News host Sean Hannity called rival cable network CNN the "S***HOLE NETWORK" in the 'Opening Monologue' on his show Wednesday night in honor of CNN saying the phrase on air almost two hundred times last Friday after President Donald Trump was accused of saying the phrase about certain countries during a recent Oval Office meeting with lawmakers about immigration reform. CNN also constantly used the phrase unedited on screen in large letters during newscasts and on its twitter feeds.
DACA consensus and complication
Prior to President Obama implementing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, he said he had no constitutional authority to act.
Northern California police refuse to cooperate in upcoming ICE raids: report
Thomas Homan, ICE's head, has lambasted California over a state law that limits the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities. Law enforcement officials from Northern California said they will refuse to assist federal authorities in the upcoming sweeps that aim to capture more than 1,500 illegal immigrants, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.
Deportation of Ohio woman was in error, appeals court says
Maribel Trujillo-Diaz, a mother of four children who lived in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio, was deported April 19, 2017, to Mexico. She is holding her youngest child at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Cincinnati.
Dems harden line on stopgap measure
Senate Democrats are taking a harder line on backing a short-term funding measure that does not protect immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation.
Lawmakers see path to bringing back earmarks
Lawmakers from both parties expressed support on Wednesday for reversing the House's ban on earmarks, despite skepticism from key conservatives who originally pushed to end the practice nearly a decade ago. The overwhelming consensus at a House Rules Committee hearing on Wednesday was that allowing members of Congress to authorize pet projects back in their districts makes them more effective at their jobs.
Liberals press Dems to act on immigration, shutdown or no Source: AP
Shrugging off the prospect of a government shutdown, liberal activists are demanding that Democrats protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation, no matter what. The conflict comes to a head this week as the Republicans who control Congress scramble to get enough votes -- including some from Senate Democrats -- to avoid the partial shutdown.
Presidential insult adds to a long history of US injury to Haiti
The spiral of the current White House administration into the deepest depths of awfulness continued apace last week.
Liberals press Dems to act on immigration, shutdown or no
Protesters stormed into Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine's office on Wednesday to demand that he vote 'no' on a temporary funding bill to avoid a government shutdown if protections for young immigrants from deportation are not included.
GOP still struggling with Trump’s remarks on Africa
Republicans are struggling to get their stories straight as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary became the latest GOP official to offer an inconclusive version of a meeting in which Trump is said to have used vulgar remarks that have been criticized as racist. Democrats accused Republicans of selective amnesia as Cabinet member Kirstjen Nielsen testified Tuesday under oath that she "did not hear" Trump use a certain vulgarity to describe African countries.
Government shutdown looms as a Dreamera deal stalls
House Republicans considered on Tuesday a stopgap bill to fund the U.S. government through Feb. 16 to avert a shutdown, but the measure would not include Democrats' demands for protections for young people brought to the United States illegally as children. Partisan finger-pointing over immigration policy on Tuesday left Congress and the White House stumbling closer to a possible federal government shutdown by the end of the week.
MSNBC’s Mika hammers DHS chief’s ‘painful’ defense of Trump’s ‘racism’
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski said Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's "pained" defense of President Donald Trump's racist remarks overshadowed just how "depressing" the situation is in the White House. The cabinet official testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers grilled her over the president's reported "sh*thole" remarks toward African nations and Haiti.