Reporter’s Notebook: Why Trump may not be able to force Congress back over the DHS shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! So Congress is now deep into week two of a 16-17 day recess for Easter and Passover. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown is approaching two months. There’s no obvious path to end the impasse. This is why some GOP lawmakers — and conservative activists — demanded … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: The hitchhiker’s guide to what’s next to end the DHS shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When will the House vote on the Senate deal? Frankly, we do not know. Last night’s Senate measure was not pre-baked with the House. And we talked to dozens of House Republicans yesterday who did not want to just fund parts of DHS. They wanted to fund … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP’s ‘favorite bill’ faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act

Democrats block GOP push to split DHS funding bill Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the Senate’s failure to reach a Homeland Security funding deal as Republicans accuse Democrats of moving the ‘goalposts’ on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Parents won’t admit that they have a favorite … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP eyes DHS deal funding ICE probes, but not removals, as shutdown drags

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is cobbled together talking to senior Senate Republican sources. Senate Republicans are developing a plan to fund most aspects of DHS — leaving out controversial programs like certain ICE operations — to end the five-and-a-half week partial government shutdown. This emerged after a meeting at the … Read more

Pentagon to remove media offices from building after judge strikes down rules for reporters

The Defense Department said Monday it will remove media outlets’ office spaces from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building.  An area of the Pentagon known as “Correspondents’ Corridor” that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S. … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP pushes election security bill despite slim odds, as Trump pressure looms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “We have a unique moment in time here, right now, to address an issue that’s really fundamental,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Tuesday. In just an hour, the Senate would launch debate on the SAVE America Act. Longtime Congressional agriculture reporter Matt Kaye had just … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP weighs ‘nuking’ filibuster to pass Trump’s SAVE Act

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You’ll hear volumes from congressional Republicans about the importance of passing the SAVE America Act in the coming days. The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote. “We need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in America,” said Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio. “The … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s SAVE Act ultimatum runs into Senate reality

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Passage of the SAVE America Act is of paramount importance to President Donald Trump and many congressional Republicans. In his State of the Union speech, the president implored lawmakers “to approve the SAVE America Act to stop illegal aliens and other unpermitted persons from voting in our … Read more