After nearly three weeks of gridlock in Washington, there are signs that some moderate Senate Democrats may now be prepared to cross party lines to restart government operations. Mounting public frustration and growing economic stress have added urgency to ending the shutdown, which began October 1. The impasse started when Senate Democrats blocked a “clean” [...]
Read More »Senate Passes Laken Riley Act In First Move After Trump Inauguration
President Donald Trump is one step closer to signing the immigration-related legislation into law after the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, making it the first piece of legislation to pass the upper chamber of the new Congress. The bill was voted on by senators 64-35. Every Republican and 12 Democrats voted in [...]
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