Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without many pharmacy options.
The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.
North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims of felonies committed by undocumented immigrants to sue cities, counties, and states that did not comply with ICE deportation orders.
The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate.
Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants charged with crimes, to President Trump’s desk.
As Congress gets to work on tax policy in 2025, I am confident that our delegation will speak up for our manufacturers and push for a tax agenda that preserves jobs and our manufacturing growth.
Every single Democratic senator signed a resolution Monday condemning Trump’s mass pardon of the January 6 insurrectionists. “The Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers,” the one-line resolution reads.
In its quest to get a million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, Illinois was counting on $148 million in federal funding to help build a statewide network of public EV chargers. Now that funding has been frozen — and targeted for possible reduction or elimination — under a wide-ranging executive order that President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.
A writer examines Trump’s first presidency and his cabinet appointments to understand how the next four years will impact public lands, the environment, and outdoor recreation
Gavin Guffey, 17-year-old son of Rock Hill Rep. Brandon Guffey, died by suicide in 2022 after the suspect allegedly blackmailed him.
Trump sought to make good on his campaign promises, signing a flurry of executive orders related to illegal immigration and refugee admissions.