Federal immigration officers carried out the arrests of 11 illegal immigrants from Iran who were living in the United States, a precautionary move that unfolded over the weekend amid rising tensions between both nations. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday morning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested 11 Iranian nationals, including one […]
Fourteen people were arrested in France after 145 people reported being stabbed with a mysterious syringe containing an unknown substance at a Saturday music festival. The French Interior Ministry said the needle attacks involved 145 victims, including 13 in Paris. Thousands of people across the country were participating in the Fête de la Musique events. […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) signaled Tuesday that four Republican senators will be working to improve what he referred to as the current “weak” and “anemic” spending cuts to the Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Paul is not the only critic of the tax legislation. Republican senators have scrutinized it for costing some $400 billion in tax cuts. […]
House Republicans are contemplating speedy passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” if the Senate can finish the legislation by the end of this week. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told GOP lawmakers at Tuesday’s conference meeting to remain “flexible” if the House needs to stay in session past the weekend, when Senate Republicans are […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urged Senate Republicans against changing the state and local tax deductions in President Donald Trump‘s reconciliation bill, citing the need to get Republican lawmakers in “swing districts” reelected. The Senate’s version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reverts the SALT cap to $10,000, a stark contrast from the barely […]
Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, the Mexican national for whom a Wisconsin judge was arrested after allegedly helping him escape from immigration authorities, accepted a plea deal, conceding he illegally entered the United States and agreeing to be deported after he completes a prison sentence. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested in April by the FBI […]
The Trump administration is fast-tracking deportations following the Supreme Court’s ruling in its favor on Monday. The high court allowed the Department of Homeland Security to return select illegal immigrants to third countries, or nations that they are not from, without giving detainees a chance to make an emergency plea to stay. DHS Assistant Secretary […]
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) is the new ranking member for the House Oversight Committee after the Democratic caucus overwhelmingly voted for him on Tuesday morning. Garcia defeated Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) in a 150-63 vote. Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) dropped out shortly before the final vote, after the Steering Committee recommended Garcia for the role […]
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in Harrisburg are renewing efforts to protect affordable homeownership for some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents, with one bill advancing out of the House and two others beginning their journey in the Senate. House Bill 1250 recently passed the House with bipartisan support on a vote of 144-59 – with […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying Tuesday morning on his agency’s budget request before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. TRUMP TRAVEL BAN: WHAT TO KNOW AS 12 NATIONS ARE BARRED FROM ENTRY TO US The hearing is scheduled to begin around 10:00 a.m. The HHS secretary will likely […]
