Dems relent, Senate sends $174B spending package to Trump's desk as shutdown looms over DHS funding
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The Senate sent another spending bill to President Donald Trump's desk on Thursday, as Department of Homeland Security funding remains a top issue between Republicans and Democrats.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
Neither party is keen to repeat the events of last fall, when Congress shattered the record for the longest government shutdown in history at 43 days. Still, hurdles remain before the fast-approaching Jan. 30 deadline to fund the government.
Despite attempts by Senate Democrats to slow the process, with lawmakers railing against recent actions by the Trump administration in Minnesota and Colorado, the power of jet fumes and an impending week-long break from the Capitol smashed through any resistance.
Iran protesters chanted 'death to America' and displayed signs calling for President Donald Trump's assassination at Tehran University, images showed Thursday.
Medicaid fraud charges filed against Mohamed Abdirashid Omarxeyd for allegedly stealing $3 million through Guardian Home Health Services in Minneapolis from 2020-2024, prosecutors said.
House Democrat Reps. Jamie Raskin and Jared Moskowitz demand a congressional inquiry into the Trump administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
President Donald Trump expresses ambivalence about exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi potentially leading Iran if the Islamic regime falls.
The Senate advanced a $174 billion spending package in a bipartisan vote, racing to prevent a government shutdown by the Jan. 30 deadline, with a final vote expected on Thursday.
University of Washington investigates researcher Mara Maughan for social media comments calling for assassination of Corey DeAngelis and other conservatives.
Democratic Party divide over progressive push to abolish ICE while others urge reforms at the enforcement agency, as centrists warn of political consequences.
CBS News reportedly adopted the term "biological sex at birth" while describing transgender individuals ahead of recent Supreme Court hearings on trans athletes.
President Trump will meet Venezuela opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, after expressing doubts about her leadership.
Israel will reportedly honor slain conservative American figure Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year, for his efforts to oppose antisemitism.
Three more Democrat lawmakers are facing an investigation from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over a video encouraging troops to "refuse illegal orders," a report said.
Iranian American whose father was killed by regime reveals how Donald Trump's leadership inspires protesters seeking Reza Pahlavi's return to power.