Democrats signal openness to Republicans’ Laken Riley Act with key vote - Bill may pass, led by Republicans, without ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate Friday under the new leadership of South Dakota’s John Thune, who promised to keep intact the body’s legislative filibuster — the 60-vote ...

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of failing to fulfill his ...

Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress.

With an assist from Democrats, Sen. Katie Britt’s, R-Ala., Laken Riley Act advanced Thursday in the U.S. Senate, although the legislation inspired by the Georgia nursing student murdered by an ...

Several other candidates in the New Jersey governor's race slammed Reps. Gottheimer and Sherrill for their non-votes on the Laken Riley Act in Congress this week.

Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of ...

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the ...

Democrats of all stripes—including Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—are pledging to find common ground with Trump ...

Dallas County Republicans are threatening a censure against two members of the party if they do not support Rep. David Cook's ...

Democratic senators have said voters delivered Trump a mandate to handle deportations and the border, and lawmakers should ...