Senate advances $174B package as Minnesota ICE shooting fuels DHS funding fight
Fox News
Senate advances $174 billion government funding package in bipartisan vote as lawmakers work to prevent shutdown. Democrats want to fund spending bills through 2026.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
The package, which easily sailed through the House last week, similarly cruised through the key test vote on a wave of bipartisan support — a sign that neither party wants to thrust the government into another shutdown just months after the longest closure in history.
Venezuela costs spark partisan divide as Republicans believe oil revenues will cover expenses and Democrats demand oversight.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., condemned ICE as "rogue" and "racist" following the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, demanding agency be abolished.
Iran hostages may exceed 8 American citizens and residents held by the Islamic Republic, sources tell Fox News Digital, surpassing the 5 Americans listed in open-source data.
The Trump administration has revoked more than 100,000 visas in less than a year, citing criminal activity, visa overstays and national security concerns, according to the State Department.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., plans to block any future nominee to chair the Federal Reserve in the wake of a criminal probe against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
The Supreme Court transgender athlete cases have drawn at least 77 amicus briefs as lawmakers, Olympic champions and coaches pick sides in historic Title IX women's sports battle.
Energy companies served federal wartime contracts in Louisiana 80 years ago, but now face $750 million award in coastal erosion lawsuit which deserves a fairer forum.
Donald Trump authorized a military operation capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and wife, Cilia Flores, who appeared in Manhattan federal court on drug charges Jan. 5.
Low-skilled immigration creates fiscal burden of up to $400,000 per person, but politicians ignore the staggering long-term costs to American taxpayers.
Michael David McKee, ex-husband of Ohio dentist's wife, appears in Illinois court Monday for possible extradition after allegedly killing Spencer and Monique Tepe in Columbus.
As U.S. President Donald Trump urges deal, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez warned that the country will defend itself "to the last drop of blood."
Left-wing groups escalate tactics against Trump's immigration crackdown, seeking martyrs to fuel unrest, but smart enforcement can deny radicals their goals.
Sen. Rand Paul warned against President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran amid protests may backfire and rally Iranians behind the Ayatollah.