Donald Trump, Act and Congress

Congress passes Laken Riley Act. Bill heads to Donald Trump's desk for expected signature
Trump has also made immigration the focus of multiple executive orders since taking office on Monday. The bill would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain people who are in the United States without legal status who are arrested,
House approves revised Laken Riley Act, sending first major legislative win to Trump’s desk
The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump’s desk for his expected
Congress hands Trump first legislative victory, passes Laken Riley Act
Congress handed President Donald Trump his first legislative victory on Wednesday with the House passing the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention of illegal aliens accused of an array of crimes.
Laken Riley Act heads to Trump’s desk for first legislative win
The Laken Riley Act is set to become the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump after the bill passed through the House a second time on Wednesday.
House approves Laken Riley Act, sending first bill to Trump's desk
Washington — The House approved the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, signing off on the Senate's changes to the legislation aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Virginia Dems Vindman, Subramanyam help pass Laken Riley Act
The U.S. House sent President Donald Trump the measure - named for a slain nurse from Georgia - which allows authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes or
Laken Riley Act passes Senate with bipartisan support
The Senate passed the Laken Riley Act and it will be the first bill passed by Congress that President Trump can pass into law.
Laken Riley Act Clears Congress
The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act in a 263-156 vote. The bill requires that undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes be immediately detained and possibly deported,
US House passes Laken Riley Act as Donald Trump begins crackdown on immigrants
The Republican-controlled US Congress handed President Donald Trump an early win in his crackdown on illegal immigration on Wednesday, passing a bill to expand pretrial detention for foreign criminal suspects,
Laken Riley Act passed House vote, heads to Trump's desk | Vargas Reports
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the final version of the Laken Riley Act, a piece of legislation that ties into President Donald Trump’s larger agenda on immigration. NewsNation's Joe Khalil has more.
Laken Riley Act could pass final Congressional vote Wednesday
Almost one year after Laken Riley’s murder in Athens, the bill bearing her name could soon pass its final Congressional vote Wednesday and head to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Congress gives final approval to Laken Riley Act: How Arizona representatives voted
The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman killed in February 2024 ...
Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes ...
Laken Riley Act Is an Effort to Target Migrants Accused of Crimes
The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — ...
Congress named this group after the Gulf of Mexico in 1976. Will its name change under Trump?
For nearly half a century, there’s been little thought about the name Congress gave to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management ...
Louisiana Senator urges Congress to pass law expanding protections to infants who survive an abortion
Senior Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy spoke on the floor of the Senate "HELP" Committee to urge the passage of the "Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act".
Congress Clears Measure to Deport Immigrants Accused of Crimes
Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants ...
Persistence by local woman led to the passage of Social Security Fairness Act | Opinion
Just after midnight on the very last day of the 2024 Senate session, the Social Security Fairness Act was passed.
The Internet Should Be ‘Neutral,’ but Congress Should Not
A federal appeals court ruling this month could be seen as the latest indictment of the inability of Congress to regulate at anywhere near the speed of tech.