Everything would be funded except ICE enforcement, and some reforms added, while Republicans would try a long-shot reconciliation bill for ICE money afterward.
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Stephen Miller: Too Cruel for School
The Don’s consigliere tells Texas Republicans to end undocumented children’s access to public schools.
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Court Demands Student Loan Borrowers Pay More
The Eighth Circuit ordered that President Biden’s generous repayment plan be thrown out. But the Trump administration doesn’t want to be forced into it.
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The Quietest Government Shutdown
It’s been almost imperceptible, but the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t been funded since February. Avenues to resolve the standoff keep getting cut off.
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Senate Democrats Should Kill the Filibuster
Republicans are trying to ram through Trump’s latest attack on voting rights. If they have to abolish the filibuster to do it, fine.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Amazingly Progressive Housing Bill
How the Massachusetts senator enlisted most Senate Republicans to support sweeping legislation.
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Lawmakers Debate Bill to Blackmail Sanctuary Cities
H.R. 7640 would require state and local police departments to help federal agents carry out their mass deportation drive. Democrats used a states’ rights argument to say why that’s bogus.
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Spring Training for the Election Canceler
Trump moves to preempt Texas Republicans’ upcoming Senate primary.
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A Sign of the Times in Texas?
Democrats weary of the hyper-partisan chaos on Capitol Hill opt for a mild-mannered white state representative over a bold Black House member.
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Can Congress Stop Mad King Trump’s Mad War on Iran?
With Republicans in charge, probably not.
