Senate, government shutdown and DHS funding
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Senate, shutdown and bipartisan deal
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Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
The Senate sidelined a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military attacks on Venezuela, as the president put intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to vote down the measure.
President Trump spoke in Des Moines, Iowa, early Tuesday evening after he defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from criticism of her handling of the weekend killing of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol (CBP) agent.
New Hampshire Senate Republicans fast-tracked a bill to create universal open enrollment in New Hampshire public schools Thursday, using a parliamentary maneuver to send the bill to the House without needing a hearing in either chamber.