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Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

The Trump administration is moving to ban Haitian immigrants from applying for seasonal and farm work visas in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday night, just days after the president reportedly used a vulgar slur to describe the country last week. The department said it will remove Samoa, from its list of countries whose citizens can receive H-2A and H-2B visas, which are typically granted to seasonal workers in agriculture and other i

Democrats are celebrating another state legislative victory, with Patty Schachtner’s win Tuesday in a Wisconsin State Senate race becoming the 34th Democratic gain since President Trump was inaugurated last January. In the same time frame, Republicans have flipped just four state legislative districts from Democratic to Republican control. A medical examiner from St.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has reached an agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to come in for an interview with the special counsel’s team office after he was subpoenaed by Mueller to appear before a grand jury, according to sources familiar with the matter. The interview has not yet been scheduled, according to one source. Bannon spent roughly ten hours behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday.

White House undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Asked about the meeting in a Fox News interview, Kelly said Trump has changed the way he looks at issues since becoming president. "He has evolved in the way he's looked at things. Campaigns and governing are two different things," Kelly said. Kelly said he told the lawmakers people say things "during the course of campaigns that may or may not be fully informed." "There are places where geographically, a wall would not be realistic.

The TAKE with Rick Klein “The blame, the fault, will all lie in one place,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said yesterday, on the possibility of a government shutdown. Sanders was pointing the finger at Democrats, of course.

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Capital Source The administration is seeking a replacement.  capital source Gabriel Gomez is sending out signals he is considering changing his Republican Party affiliation and running against Warren as an independent.   capital source Jay Gonzalez has hired Healey’s pollster. Healey has repeatedly affirmed she is running for reelection as attorney general.  That fund-raising cements his status as a serious contender for the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.   Capital Source Joseph Gargan, Kennedy’s close cousin, died Dec.

Capital Source Republican US Senate candidate John Kingston, who is pouring millions of his own dollars into his campaign, flubbed the question.

Capital Source Republican US Senate candidate John Kingston, who is pouring millions of his own dollars into his campaign, flubbed the question.