Live updates: Senate gets DHS funding rolling; Trump orders Navy to sink mine-laying vessels in Strait
Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution in the wee hours of Thursday morning that sets up a path to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down since mid-February. It puts in motion a process for Congress to vote next month on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement. Two GOP senators, Lisa…
Read MoreSenate Republicans adopt budget resolution in late-night voting marathon
Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution during a late-night voting marathon that lasted until early Thursday morning, setting the stage for Congress to vote next month on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement and reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The resolution passed by a vote of 50-48 shortly after 3:30 a.m….
Read MoreFour GOP senators vote against adding Save America Act to budget package
Four Republican senators voted against an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to instruct the Senate Rules Committee to find a way to add the core elements of the SAVE America Act to a budget reconciliation package that could pass next month with a simple-majority vote. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Thom…
Read MoreRepublicans eye ending government shutdowns forever over fears Dems will do it again
Senate Republicans explore adding shutdown prevention measures to their budget reconciliation package as the DHS closure stretches past 60 days.
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