Trump on verge of securing $70B ICE funding victory after House clears hurdle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump moved one step closer Tuesday to locking in immigration enforcement funding through the end of his presidency.  Republicans’ $70 billion immigration enforcement and border security measure advanced along party lines during a test vote of 213-211. All Democrats present voted “no” during the procedural … Read more

Bessent readies Trump $250 bill as one big hurdle stands between Treasury and making it reality

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Treasury Department is preparing a $250 note bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait for the nation’s 250th anniversary, but the bill can only move forward only if Congress changes federal law barring living people from U.S. currency. “It’s all up on Capitol Hill. At Treasury, we prepare … Read more

Once doomed, Trump’s pick to carry out his economic vision clears first crucial hurdle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s next pick to lead the nation’s central bank is one step closer to securing the job, despite early fears that his nomination was doomed.  The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to be on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, the main governing body of the … Read more

Lithium mine clears hurdle despite conservationists’ worries for rare wildflower

LAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Nevada has ruled against conservationists who wanted to stop a lithium-boron mine they said would harm an endangered wildflower. The ruling marks a major legal victory for the 11-square-mile (28.49 square-kilometer) Rhyolite Ridge Lithium/Boron Mine Project in Esmeralda County, located between Reno and Las Vegas. The land holds … Read more

Trump floats dragging Congress back during spring recess to end shutdown — but one hurdle stands in the way

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump floated cutting Congress’ two-week spring recess short as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues, but the move is unlikely as lawmakers are still negotiating, Fox News Digital has learned. “It’s something that’s under consideration,” Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday, floating … Read more

House GOP’s DHS funding measure survives critical hurdle but path uncertain in Senate

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans’ gambit to end the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown survived a critical hurdle on Friday evening, teeing up a chamber-wide vote that will put the chamber on a collision course with the Senate.  The House Rules Committee advanced a two-month DHS stopgap measure after … Read more

Mullin faces Democrat grilling in first hurdle to lead DHS amid shutdown fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats are set to grill Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, his first hurdle to becoming the next Homeland Security chief. Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains … Read more

Trump’s demand for colleges nationwide to fork over race data faces legal hurdle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge in Boston on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from ordering colleges to collect and turn over detailed data on race and student admissions, delivering a near-term reprieve to 17 Democratic attorneys general who sued to block the policy from taking force.  U.S. District Judge … Read more