by Jim Heath | Feb 26, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Immigration
The House tonight passed a resolution to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border, as majority Democrats painted an apocalyptic portrait of a lawless chief executive out to gut the Constitution. The 245-182 tally was mostly...
by Jim Heath | Feb 14, 2019 | Headlines
The months-long battle over a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall is set to escalate dramatically when President Trump declares a national emergency. Talk of an emergency declaration immediately sparked division, and in some cases outright rebuke, from the GOP senators...
by Jim Heath | Feb 13, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation
President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will testify before three congressional committees before he enters jail next month. Cohen is expected to appear before closed sessions of the House and Senate intelligence committees and in a public...
by Jim Heath | Feb 11, 2019 | Headlines, Immigration
Key lawmakers said late today they had reached a tentative agreement over immigration rules and funding for border barriers, a deal that if signed by President Trump would avert another government shutdown set to start at week’s end. The deal falls far short of...
by Jim Heath | Feb 11, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Senate Republicans are fuming at President Donald Trump for telling lawmakers he would disregard a law requiring a report to Congress determining who is responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The uproar among Republicans is just the latest...
