NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Friday ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the iconic venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress, ruling that the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees overstepped … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., announced Friday she will not seek reelection, ending a long House career just days after she dismissed reports of her looming retirement as a “crazy rumor.” Wilson, 83, known for her bedazzled cowboy hats and brightly colored suits, represents Florida’s 24th Congressional District, … Read more
Roughly 150 Democratic lawmakers filed a legal brief Thursday in the ongoing White House East Wing litigation, asserting that construction cannot continue until the Trump administration obtains express consent from Congress. “The President cannot undertake any construction at the White House—much less demolish one of its wings—without clear authorization from Congress, as well as an … Read more
WASHINGTON — A roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term was supposed to be an easy lift for Republicans. But progress stalled over concerns about the inclusion of White House ballroom security funding in the package and the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to finance … Read more
NEWARK, N.J. — Democratic members of Congress visited a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey on Wednesday, where protesters have been demonstrating in recent days and asserting that detainees are on a hunger strike. U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Manhattan Democrat, said after touring Delaney Hall in Newark that detainees were refusing to eat … Read more
WASHINGTON — Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season. Sens. Ted … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, is poised to secure a comeback bid for Congress after winning a hotly contested Democratic primary Tuesday. Allred defeated Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, in a runoff election for a recently redrawn House seat Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The victor is … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had never appeared before a congressional panel asking for money to run his department until Tuesday morning. And even though cabinet secretaries routinely make their budget requests to Congress, it appears that Blanche apparently didn’t even need to ask lawmakers for the … Read more
ICE funding vote delayed in Congress over “anti-weaponization” fund discontent – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers are not convening on Capitol Hill amid discord over the Justice Department’s establishment of an “anti-weaponization” fund. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link
Clashes between the Trump administration and congressional Republicans upended progress on one of their party’s biggest priorities this week – a reconciliation bill that would fund immigration enforcement. Congress left town Thursday for a weeklong recess after failing to pass the bill, which had been part of Republicans’ strategy to end the Department of Homeland … Read more