When Government Shutdown Theater Gets Personal Senator Richard Blumenthal just said the quiet part out loud. The Connecticut Democrat announced on MSNBC that he and his colleagues plan to shut down the Department of Homeland Security unless they get what they're calling "real reform" of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Not border security improvements. Not better vetting … [Read more...] about Senator Blumenthal’s ICE Tantrum Reveals Democrats Still Don’t Get Border Security
Federal Judge Blinks First in ICE Showdown After Detainee Release
When the System Works Despite Itself Here's what happened in Minnesota this week. A federal judge threatened to hold the acting head of ICE in contempt. Then he didn't. The detainee at the center of it all got released. And now everyone's pretending this was some kind of victory for judicial authority when really it's just another example of how our immigration system lurches … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Blinks First in ICE Showdown After Detainee Release
New Senate Bill Would Fine Welfare Recipients Who Send Money Abroad
When Your Benefits Head to Mogadishu Instead of Main Street Here's a question that should've been asked decades ago: If you're receiving government assistance because you can't make ends meet, why are you wiring money to another country? Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno isn't interested in dancing around this one. His newly introduced legislation, the Stopping Transfers of Public … [Read more...] about New Senate Bill Would Fine Welfare Recipients Who Send Money Abroad
Republican Senator Blocks Trump’s Fed Pick Until DOJ Drops Powell Probe
When Principles Collide With Power Here's something you don't see every day. A Republican senator, one who's already announced he won't seek reelection, just parked himself squarely in front of the Trump administration's plans for the Federal Reserve. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Friday he'll block Kevin Warsh's nomination to chair the Fed until the Justice … [Read more...] about Republican Senator Blocks Trump’s Fed Pick Until DOJ Drops Powell Probe
Graham to Johnson: You Crossed the Line and I Won’t Forget It
When Your Own Team Blindsides You Lindsey Graham is mad. Not the polite, Senate floor kind of mad where you say "I'm deeply troubled" and move on. The real kind. The kind where you look a fellow Republican in the eye and say, "I won't forget this." The South Carolina senator is one of the last holdouts blocking a government funding package that President Trump himself backs. … [Read more...] about Graham to Johnson: You Crossed the Line and I Won’t Forget It