Latino Congressional Democrats Arrested Protesting DACA Suspension at Trump Tower

U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat , Luis GutiA rrez and Raul Grijalva , along with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, were arrested in front of Trump Tower for a civil disobedience action that urged passage of the DREAM Act, which benefits undocumented youth brought to the U.S. in early childhood.

With little to lose, Democrats cautiously share the driver’s seat with Trump

Democratic lawmakers shut out of governance for much of this year now find themselves at the center of high-stakes negotiations with President Donald Trump that could achieve a prize they have sought for nearly a decade: permanent legal status for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants. For a small but vocal contingent of Democrats, these talks are fraught with peril, largely because of their total distrust of a man who began his presidential campaign two years ago describing Mexican immigrants as rapists.

Equifax Could Have Fixed the Software Flaw That Led to Massive Data Theft

Credit agency Equifax traced the theft of sensitive information about 143 million Americans to a software flaw that could have been fixed well before the burglary occurred, further undermining its credibility as the guardian of personal data that can easily be used for identity theft. Equifax identified a weakness in an open-source software package called Apache Struts as the technological crack that allowed hackers to heist Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and full legal names from a massive database maintained primarily for lenders.

Trump says rich may pay higher taxes, after bipartisan meeting with House moderates

Trump says rich may pay higher taxes, after bipartisan meeting with House moderates President Trump suggested that rich people may be taxed higher under a plan he would negotiate with congressional Democrats. Check out this story on eveningsun.com: https://usat.ly/2w7m2tP WASHINGTON - President Trump is again trying his hand at bipartisanship - and even suggested that rich people may be taxed higher under a plan he would negotiate with congressional Democrats.

Trump, Democrats make debt deal

President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington.

6 Priorities Congress Has To Deal With In 12 Days

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a packed schedule when Congress returns this week. Lawmakers have less than two weeks of legislative days to head off a government shutdown, raise the nation's borrowing limit and provide financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Top Judiciary Dem: Arpaio ‘should not have been pardoned’

Dianne Feinstein Trump's Democratic tax dilemma Feinstein: Trump immigration policies 'cruel and arbitrary' The Memo: Could Trump's hard line work on North Korea? MORE on Saturday ripped President Trump's decision to pardon controversial former sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying the pardon represents a "disregard for the rule of law." "Sheriff Joe Arpaio should not have been pardoned.

Senators: Federal purchase to help NY concord grape growers

Concord grape growers in New York are getting a boost from the federal government, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture planning to buy juice for nutrition programs. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say the USDA will use up to $18 million to purchase surplus grape juice, which will help stabilize prices farmers receive.

GOP plan to slash legal immigration wins Trumpa s support

President Donald Trump has embraced legislation that would dramatically reduce legal immigration and shift the nation toward a system that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties. Trump joined with Republican Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to promote the bill, which so far has gained little traction in the Senate.

Schumer: Nominee for Army secretary will visit Fort Drum if confirmed by Senate

President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Army secretary will make it a priority to visit Fort Drum in Upstate New York if he's confirmed by the Senate, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday afternoon. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Mark Esper, a defense lobbyist nominated by Trump last month to serve in the Army's top civilian post, made the promise in a private meeting earlier Wednesday.

Schumer wants investigation into fast food packaging

Sen. Charles Schumer says the Food and Drug Administration should launch a formal investigation into the health consequences of chemicals used in fast food packaging. The New York Democrat on Sunday released a letter he sent to the head of the agency asking for the investigation into phthalates, which are used in plastics to make them more flexible.

Deadly crashes spur calls for tractor-trailer side guards

Fifty years after actress Jayne Mansfield died in a Buick that slammed underneath a tractor-trailer, auto safety advocates say regulations inspired by that gruesome crash need updating to prevent hundreds of similar deaths annually. "We're asking Congress to pass a bill that would mandate comprehensive underride protection, not only on tractor-trailers but on single-unit trucks," such as dump trucks, said Marianne Karth, who lost two teenage daughters, AnnaLeah and Mary, when her Crown Victoria crashed beneath a tractor-trailer in Georgia in 2013.

States Have Already Tried Versions Of ‘Skinny Repeal.’ It Didn’t Go Well

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.

Schumer still pushing to add sailors’ names to Vietnam Memorial Wall

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is continuing to lobby to get members of the military killed during the Vietnam War added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. During a meeting with Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer urged Secretary Mattis to grant Terry Lee Henderson of Mayville, Larry Reilly Jr., and the names of 72 other sailors who died on the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans the honor and respect of being added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Schumer explained the Department of Defense has delayed adding Frank E. Evans 74 to the wall, citing a rule which limits recognition on the memorial wall to sailors who died within a designated combat zone.