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A suite of pressures on the policy that protects young undocumented immigrants is brewing -- and it could mean the program soon either becomes permanent or disappears entirely. Next month, the Trump administration faces both an ultimatum from challengers to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA, and a potentially nasty government funding fight that could require an 11th hour deal to avert a shutdown.
The event will take place at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2017, at the nonprofit's future headquarters located at 2428 Pine Street, Dallas, Texas, 75215. The 2nd Saturday CDC began in 2009 as a volunteer home improvement project.
Many conservatives, myself included, find President Trump's personality off-putting, but that does not mean that we don't support much of what he is trying to accomplish. Congress would do well to remember, as they go into their undeserved August recess, that they are still less-popular than the President.
State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, announces that the Senate has agreed to a conference committee on House Bill 21, the school finance bill, on Good morning and happy Friday, folks. Thanks for reading The Brief, our daily newsletter informing you on politics, public policy and everything in between.
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, joined by, from left, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to re... WASHINGTON - Lawmakers scattered for their summer recess Thursday, leaving behind a slim record of achievements and a steaming President Donald Trump. The president is angry about what the Republican-led Congress couldn't do - repeal Obamacare - as well as one of the few things it did: approve a Russia sanctions bill he detests.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 28, 2017, after the Republican-controlled Senate was unable to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace "Obamacare." In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to reporters as heads to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The top homeland security Republican in the House unveiled a border security bill Friday that would codify President Donald Trump's border wall, boost resources for Border Patrol and authorize the National Guard and Defense Department to provide support to those efforts. The Border Security for America Act by Texas Rep. Mike McCaul is a scaled back version of a bill that McCaul had been working on with fellow Texan Republican Sen. John Cornyn, as CNN first reported.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, discussed health care overhaul with reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Betting that thin is in - and might be the only way forward - Senate Republicans are eyeing a "skinny repeal" that would roll back an unpopular portion of the federal health law.
John McCain McCain rivals praise senator after brain cancer diagnosis McCain absence adds to GOP agenda's uncertainty Overnight Defense: Trump gets briefing at Pentagon on ISIS, Afghanistan 's brain cancer elicited expressions of sympathy across the government, even from fellow senators and public officials who have been the targets of his famous temper. One of the most heartfelt expressions of sympathy on Wednesday night, when news broke of his diagnosis of brain cancer, came from Sen. Ted Cruz McCain rivals praise senator after brain cancer diagnosis Senate heads to new healthcare vote with no clear plan Cruz offers bill to weaken labor board's power MORE Cruz has been one of McCain's chief antagonists in recent years.
The Arizona Republican's diagnosis of brain cancer shook political Washington - where the 80-year-old senator is deeply respected by both parties - and sparked an outpouring of support from friends and political opponents alike. While the focus has been on McCain's health, his absence also has repercussions for the Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., followed by Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn Texas, leave the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, to speak to members of the media following a luncheon with President Donald Trump and other GOP leadership. WASHINGTON - Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an "Obamacare" repeal bill to sign.
Like what you read below? Sign up for HUFFPOST HILL and get a cheeky dose of political news every evening! Time magazine asked President Trump to remove fake covers featuring the commander-in-chief; if only Smithsonian Magazine would show similar courage about the . The EPA is rolling back regulations on drinking water and, in a totally unrelated development, the population of Flint, Michigan, is roughly the size of Trump's margin of victory in that state.
Sasse, who described the Senate bill as more of a "Medicaid reform package" than a repeal and replace of ObamaCare at a Koch summit this weekend, broke with the majority of his party in telling a group of donors to Charles and David Koch that he wasn't committed to the bill, according to multiple reports. Ben Sasse tells Koch crowd he's uncommitted on Senate HC bill, saying it is not a repeal or replace bill, but a "Medicaid reform package."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks following a closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Sen. McConnell says Republicans will have a "discussion draft" of a GOP-only bill scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law by Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks following a closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Sen. McConnell says Republicans will have a discussion draft of a GOP-only bill scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law by Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks following a closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Sen. McConnell says Republicans will have a “discussion draft” of a GOP-only bill scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law by Thursday.
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Free speech on college campuses attracted congressional attention on Tuesday as a Senate panel questioned students, academics and lawyers after the abrupt cancellation of several high-profile speeches from California to Texas. Students and academics insisted the golden rule is for the speech to go on as long as violence can be prevented, dismissing the idea of intolerance.
Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed , including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. center and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn R-Texas right listen to President Donald Trump left speak during Trump's meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Although infrastructure was initially seen as a policy priority on which Republican and Democrats could work together, Democrats have balked at Trump's plans for financing improvements, arguing they would result in taxpayer-funded corporate profits and cause costs to be offloaded onto consumers.