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House opposition mounts to spending package needed to end partial shutdown
The government is in a partial shutdown, and the House may struggle this week to pass a second iteration of a funding package needed to end it amid opposition from lawmakers in both parties.
Spanberger and Virginia Democrats’ extremist reign begins
The crew over at the U.S. Census Bureau released their latest batch of state population data last week.
ICE arrests 650 in West Virginia in January; state hails ‘professionalism’ of agents
ICE quietly surged personnel into West Virginia in January and arrested 650 illegal immigrants, all without the violent pushback and chaos that erupted in places such as Minnesota.
Senate nears deal that avoids major shutdown, revisits Homeland Security funding
The Senate on Thursday night was preparing to vote on a spending package to avoid another prolonged government shutdown, but with only a two-week stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats push to put guardrails on ICE.
DOJ seizure of Fulton County 2020 voting records forces Georgia election transparency
On Wednesday, the FBI seized 700 boxes of 2020 Fulton County, Georgia's election records.
Melania film offers unprecedented behind-the-scenes White House access
Interest in the new documentary on first lady Melania Trump is so strong that producers are working on opening overflow theaters, "Seen, Heard & Whispered" has been told.
Murderers, kidnappers, rapists caught by ICE, but so are refugees
Victor Navarro Govea, a Mexican, crossed into the U.S. illegally in 2009. Last year, he was deemed to be a bona fide candidate for a special victim's visa. He was granted a four-year deportation amnesty by the Department of Homeland Security, which should have lasted through 2029. He was caught by surprise when ICE officers arrested him in Minnesota this month.
Trump says Putin won’t fire on Ukrainian cities because of the deep freeze
President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed not to fire on cities and towns in Ukraine because of the extreme cold in the war-ravaged country.
Alex Pretti involved in prior scrum with federal agents while armed, video shows
A new video shows armed anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti kicking out the taillight of a federal vehicle, then fighting off an attempted arrest in Minneapolis, a week before he was shot and killed in a separate confrontation with federal agents in the city.
White House working on ‘drawdown’ plan for ICE in Minnesota
White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he is working on a "drawdown" plan to bring some federal agents and officers out of Minnesota, hoping to calm soaring tensions over the massive federal presence and the protests against it.
Trump, Democrats clash over ICE cooperation, deal to diffuse violence in Minneapolis in jeopardy
Minnesota Democrats said they won't cooperate with the feds arresting illegal immigrants, and that left a deal to end deadly clashes between protesters and federal agents in Minneapolis on the verge of collapsing.
‘Teflon Don’ finally feels the heat in Minneapolis
If politics is the art of the possible, then the Trump administration has mastered the art of the improbable backtrack.
Schumer lays out Senate Democrats’ plan on reining in ICE through DHS funding bill
Senate Democrats want ICE to end roving immigration enforcement patrols, use judicial warrants and require agents to unmask, wear body cameras and carry identification.
First lady Melania Trump bets on herself with release of groundbreaking documentary
Melania Trump has worn many hats in her career, from fashion model to jewelry designer to children's advocate, and with her eponymous documentary, she's adding another: gambler.
