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DHS shutdown to continue after House rejects Senate deal
Republicans in the U.S. House quashed any hopes that the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would end Friday.
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Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans
Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to...
U.S. House tanks balanced budget amendment as national debt tops $39T
The U.S. House tanked a balanced budget resolution to curb the federal government’s practice of racking up trillion-dollar deficits every year.
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Midterm elections poll shows tight congressional races
Eight months in advance, the midterm elections are looking tight. A new national survey shows that voters, despite some general dissatisfaction with the Republican...
Republicans block Dems’ bill stripping ICE funding from DHS appropriations
Nearly a month into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Congress is no closer to a deal to reopen the department, with Republicans and...