A border policy that allows immigration officials to turn away migrants during a public health crisis is holding up passage of the omnibus as Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) insists on an amendment to the ...
The block of amendments the Senate will vote on includes Lee’s proposal, as well as a side-by-side amendment from Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) that would increase border ...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday morning that he’s reached an agreement with colleagues on amendments to the 4,155-page omnibus so the Senate can pass the bill later ...
Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for ...
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer took to the floor at 2 a.m. Thursday to say an agreement was near to speed up passage of the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill, after senators spent ...
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s multi-billion dollar amendment aiming to extend Title 42 fell short Thursday during a lame-duck debate over the Senate’s massive $1.7 trillion spending package. Her amendment, ...
WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote today on amendments to the omnibus spending bill, including a provision supporting the Title 42 expulsion policy, which has illegally prevented people from ...
The Title 42 amendment, which would keep alive the Trump-era policy that allows migrants to be expelled from the U.S., will require 51 votes to pass. “It’s taken a while, but it’s worth it,” Schumer ...