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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., listens as Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, speaks about immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Feb. 7, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Senate could vote on several immigration reform proposals Thursday, as lawmakers weigh competing plans that address issues such as protecting young undocumented immigrants, boosting border security and changing the rules for family-based immigration.
The White House budget director went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to sell President Donald Trump's budget, but the administration's allies in the Senate preferred to talk about last year's tax cut rather than the trillion-dollar deficits contained in the new spending plan. The president's budget for the first time acknowledges that the Republican tax overhaul would add billions to the deficit and not "pay for itself" with economic growth and higher revenue.
Three of the nation's top intelligence officials confirmed Tuesday that they have seen evidence of Russian meddling in the upcoming midterm elections - part of what they say is Moscow's escalating cyber assault on American and European democracies. "We have seen Russian activity and intentions to have an impact on the next election cycle," CIA Director Mike Pompeo told the Senate intelligence committee.
President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced ledger even after 10 years. The growing deficits reflect, in great part, the impact of last year's tax overhaul, which is projected to cause federal tax revenue to drop.
President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. And that's before last week's $300 billion budget pact is added this year and next, showering both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with big increases.
President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. And that's before last week's $300 billion budget pact is added this year and next, showering both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with big increases.
The 240-186 vote came in the pre-dawn hours, putting to bed a five-and-a-half hour federal freeze that relatively few would notice. The 240-186 vote came in the pre-dawn hours, putting to bed a five-and-a-half hour federal freeze that relatively few would notice.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the ... . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after announcing an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spe... .
Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi, of California, garnered attention Wednesday with her rather impressive eight-hour filibuster on the House of Representatives floor. The 77-year-old Minority Leader of the House easily shattered the previous record of 5 hours and 15 minutes set by Missouri Rep. Champ Clark in 1909, according to The Hill.
As Washington barrels toward another immigration showdown, the fate of nearly two million people brought to the US illegally as kids, who face the loss of work and study privileges and even deportation again rests on the President. The repeated tussles over the fate of people protected by the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have shown that only the President has the weight and political capital to ultimately frame a deal on treacherous political ground and to sell it to grassroots GOP voters.
Congress is risking another federal government shutdown as House Republicans on Tuesday approved a temporary bill loaded with extra military spending that will almost certainly face a filibuster from Democrats - and some Republicans - in the Senate. Neither party appears to want a repeat of last month's three-day shutdown, but President Donald Trump seemed game for closing the government again if he could blame it on Democrats.
If President Donald Trump needs help in picking projects for his $1.5 trillion infrastructure program, he needs only to look to his home state of New York, where the list of mega projects needing billions of dollars has been piling up for years. It's unclear however just how much - if any - new money New York can expect for its two most pressing transportation needs.
President Donald Trump greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford after delivering his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Ja... .
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. President Donald Trump declared he's 'looking forward' to being questioned - under oath - in the special counsel's probe of Russian election interference and Trump's possible obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.
"I've never used dating apps, I've got a really hot Eastern European wife," noted the "happily married" Posobiec. He later joked with Gateway Pundit White House Correspondent Lucian Wintrich , who also attended the O'Keefe event, that his wife was actually out of his league and "too hot" to cheat on.
President Donald Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in the interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White house officials had not previously said the president would grant. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared he's "looking forward" to being questioned - under oath - in the special counsel's probe of Russian election interference and Trump's possible obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.
On the ground in communities across America, many voters barely noticed the latest spasm of dysfunction in Washington. Those who did were angry and frustrated with their elected leaders but were also growing numb to the near-constant crises that have dominated the Donald Trump-era politics.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., heads to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as Day 2 of the federal shutdown drags on, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were pursuing a deal to end the rare government closure, prompted Friday by a messy tussle over immigration and spending.
Restive Senate moderates in both parties searched for a solution to a partisan stalemate as they raced toward a late-night showdown vote and their last chance to reopen the federal government before hundreds of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., leave a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as Day 2 of the federal shutdown drags on, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. WASHINGTON - Restive Senate moderates in both parties searched for a solution to a partisan stalemate as they raced toward a late-night showdown vote and their last chance to reopen the federal government before hundreds of thousands of federal workers were forced to stay home Monday.