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Laken Riley Act overcomes filibuster in Senate as Dems give GOP helping hand
The GOP-led Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster on Thursday, effectively ensuring it will pass and become law.
Democrats side with GOP in Senate vote to advance Laken Riley immigration bill
The measure easily cleared the 60-vote filibuster but marked the first of likely several procedural hurdles before Republicans can declare victory.
Trump tries uniting House and Senate GOP leadership on budget bill
One big package for border, taxes or two separate bills? Congressional Republicans debate how to deliver legislative wins for Donald Trump.
Laken Riley Act heads to Senate after House passes a GOP-sponsored bill
The Laken Riley Act has passed the House but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Here's what to know.
Laken Riley Vote Shows Why Democrats Lost: John Fetterman
"That's one of them. That's one of why we lost in part," the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania told Fox News.
Fetterman cosponsors GOP-led Laken Riley bill, one of the few Democrats backing it
Sen. John Fetterman is the lone Senate Democrat cosponsoring a Republican-led bill that would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes. The bill,
Senate Democrats wrestle with Republicans’ Laken Riley Act to combat illegal immigration
Democrats in the Senate are on the fence over whether to cross the aisle to help Republicans pass the Laken Riley Act, legislation that cleared the GOP House on Tuesday with bipartisan support and would crack down on illegal immigration.
Laken Riley Act overwhelmingly clears first hurdle in Senate with help from Democrats
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, in the first vote of the year by the chamber. Senators cleared the first vote 84 to 9,
As new Senate gets underway, Thune vows to uphold Senate filibuster
Sen. John Thune used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires ...
New Senate Majority Leader Opens Session With Vow to Keep Filibuster
Senator John Thune said Friday that the filibuster has "perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders' vision of the ...
Carter honored at a Capitol where his agenda was ‘ground to a halt’
Today’s lawmakers hailed the 39th president, but their predecessors made his four years in office a constant battle and ...
Thune weighs Trump agenda challenge: Going big without overpromising
It will be up to Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to determine whether the provisions in their reconciliation bills can ...
New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...
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Thune says preserving the Senate filibuster will be a top priority
In 2017, Trump called on Senate Republicans to ditch the filibuster when it threatened to slow his agenda. “Republicans in the Senate will NEVER win if they don’t go to a 51 vote majority NOW.
GOP leader John Thune vows to preserve filibuster as Republicans retake Senate
The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune ...