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The Senate voted Thursday to approve William Barr as attorney general, giving the Justice Department its first confirmed chief since MORE last fall. Senators voted 54-45 for Barr’s nomination, capping off a relatively low-drama fight over Trump’s second pick for the post. Barr was largely on a glide path after he cleared the Judiciary Committee and a procedural vote without any missteps that threatened GOP support for his nomination. Sen.

The Senate approved legislation Thursday that would prevent a new government shutdown and provide money for MORE (R-Ky.) announced that Trump would also sign an emergency declaration over the southern border. The 83-16 vote in the Senate came after several hours of drama, with increasing chatter about whether Trump would actually sign the deal, which funds a quarter of the government that was poised to run out of funding starting on Saturday. The bill now heads to the House, which is expected to vote on it later Thursday evening and send it to Trump’s desk for his sig

After a weeks-long slog, Congress united on Thursday night to pass a massive federal spending bill that averts a second shutdown, just weeks after the longest government closure in the nation’s history. Although the package funds nine departments, comprising roughly a quarter of the federal government, the lengthy impasse surrounded just one: the Department of Homeland Security, which would oversee the construction of new barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. MORE had demanded $5.7 billion in funding for new construction of his signature border wall, launching a drag-ou

The House voted Thursday night to approve a border security deal that prevents a new government shutdown in a 300-128 vote. The vote sets up MORE to sign the legislation — and to declare a national emergency as a way of getting more federal funds for his wall on the Mexican border. The House-passed legislation falls far short of Trump's demand for $5.7 billion for a wall on the Mexican border, and Trump is likely to sign the legislation somewhat reluctantly. Conservative pundits have lambasted the deal worked out by appropriators, and the House Freedom Caucus on Thurs

Hayes asked a question that was tweeted by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), which is whether O’Rourke would tear down existing wall in El Paso despite the fact the wall there is working. “If you could, would you take the wall down here now?” Hayes asked O’Rourke. “Yes, absolutely, I would take the wall down,” O’Rourke replied. O’Rourke is widely reported to be considering a run for the White House in 2020 as a Democrat against President Donald Trump.

Brooks detailed all aspects that he said make the spending package a major problem for American citizens while benefitting illegal aliens, human smugglers, child traffickers, the MS-13 Gang, and the Mexican Cartels. LISTEN:

Brooks detailed all aspects that he said make the spending package a major problem for American citizens while benefitting illegal aliens, human smugglers, child traffickers, the MS-13 Gang, and the Mexican Cartels. LISTEN:

Hayes asked a question that was tweeted by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), which is whether O’Rourke would tear down existing wall in El Paso despite the fact the wall there is working. “If you could, would you take the wall down here now?” Hayes asked O’Rourke. “Yes, absolutely, I would take the wall down,” O’Rourke replied. O’Rourke is widely reported to be considering a run for the White House in 2020 as a Democrat against President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — President Trump will declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his long-promised wall along the nation’s southwestern border, the White House said Thursday, even as he agreed to sign a spending package that does not finance it. The announcement came just minutes before the Senate voted 83-16 to advance the spending package, which was later passed by the House, 300-128.