Senate, House Headed for Confrontation Over Border Funding Bill
Republican Senate leaders have said they won't negotiate with House Democrats over differences in their chambers' emergency funding bills for the border. Keep Reading
House Passes $4.5B Border Funding Bill Under Veto Threat
The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Keep Reading
McConnell to Force Vote Next Week on Trump Border Funding Request
Vote will go forward on Trump's $4.5 billion request for emergency border money, regardless of whether or not the GOP can reach a deal with Democrats. Keep Reading
‘Significant’ Cuts Across DHS Loom If Emergency Border Funds Not Approved, McAleenan Warns
Senate Appropriations Committee intends to bring up a "clean" humanitarian assistance bill next week after administration's supplemental request. Keep Reading
Trump Heads to Border, Defends ‘Absolute Right to Declare a National Emergency’
Senate Democrats and Republicans continued to debate the shutdown, with the leaders engaging in a familiar back-and-forth. Keep Reading
Christmas Shutdown: Deadline Passes Without Senate Agreement on Border Funding
"Employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities," Mulvaney says. Keep Reading
Trump Tells Democrats He Won’t Sign Bills Without ‘Perfect’ Border Security
The Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown without including funds for wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border. Keep Reading