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Airport chaos and lines will only get worse as Trump keeps the Senate laser-focused on his SAVE act

ANALYSIS: The president’s demand that Republicans link a bill that cannot pass the Senate to Homeland Security funding is sure to backfire, writes Eric Garcia — and Americans are paying the price

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DHS funding deal appears close after White House talks

Senators expressed newfound optimism Monday night that they were on the cusp of a deal to end a month-old partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a White House meeting with President Donald Trump earlier in the evening, GOP senators appeared convinced a deal was at hand on…

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Trump Rejected Deal To Pay TSA Agents, Restore DHS Funding: Report

President Trump rejected a deal that would have provided funding for TSA agents, according to a report.

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Week ahead: Senate SAVE and shutdown ‘show’ continues

Lawmakers face a final sprint this week before a mini spring break recess — that is, if leadership lets them leave. With new urgency to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the focus will be on off-the-floor negotiations to end the partial government shutdown. And President Donald Trump is further…

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Trump outburst sends Senate back to drawing board for DHS deal

An attempt by Senate GOP leaders to reopen the Department of Homeland Security while punting on immigration enforcement funding blew up within hours, after President Donald Trump issued an angry rejection of the proposal Sunday night. Hoping to find a bipartisan fix for ending a one-month partial shutdown, Senate Majority…

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White House details immigration offer; Democrats tight-lipped

The White House fleshed out its latest offer on immigration enforcement practices Friday night at a bipartisan meeting with senators, as lawmakers scramble to find a compromise that would end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a roughly one-hour meeting with White House “border czar” Tom…

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Senate rejects amendment banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

The vote occurred during a rare weekend session where senators were debating a comprehensive voting bill

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Appropriators meet as deadline set for Homeland Security deal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune set a deadline of next week for resolving the Homeland Security Department funding standoff, as Senate appropriators of both parties held a face-to-face meeting Thursday with White House “border czar” Tom Homan. Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said the meeting — the first of its…

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‘It takes money to kill bad guys’: Senate skeptical of Trump and Hegseth’s $200B Iran war funding request

Hegseth confirms that Pentagon will ask Congress for more money to fight Iran war in early-morning press conference

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DHS Pledges Not To Deport Any U.S. Citizens if Congress Ends Shutdown

In a letter to senators, the administration offered five concessions—two of which were simply that going forward, officers would follow the law.

Reason

‘Consider this our filibuster’: House GOP doesn’t buy Thune’s ‘show’

Less than 24 hours after Senate Majority Leader John Thune kicked off his attempt to satisfy those demanding passage of a voter identification bill, House Republicans were already saying they weren’t fooled. “What’s happening right now in the Senate is a SHOW VOTE,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., a leader…

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Confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS gets ‘spicy’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced his colleagues Wednesday in an often-heated confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fielding questions about enforcing the administration’s immigration deportations, the ongoing shutdown and concerns about his previous travel. The Oklahoma Republican was tapped by President Donald Trump earlier this month to replace…

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Trump pushes Senate Republicans to the brink with voter ID demands

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump is fracturing his party’s Senate caucus while Democrats are finally speaking in unison. The SAVE Act’s failure may be more trouble than it’s worth for Republicans, writes John Bowden

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‘Foreseeable future’: Senate begins debate on SAVE - Roll Call

The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted to begin what could become a long, extended debate on what is known as the SAVE America Act.

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The Guardian - US

US Senate heeds Trump’s call to debate restrictive Save America Act voting bill

Senate voted 51-48 to begin discussion on bill that would require proof of citizenship for new voters

The Independent UK

What is the SAVE America Act that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor?

President Donald Trump claims the bill will ‘guarantee the midterms’ for his Republican Party in November

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This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill

This week’s Senate action is an effort by GOP leadership to put Democrats on the record — and respond to growing pressure.

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What does Trump’s restrictive voting bill include – and does it have a chance of becoming law?

Every voter would be affected by the Save America act, as people would face more barriers to voting: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’

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Trump's SAVE Act push creates new FISA problem for Mike Johnson

Reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA is shaping up to be a major headache for House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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First Thing: Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf

Oil prices again rise over $100 a barrel as Iran threatens long ‘war of attrition’. Plus, San Francisco slashes air pollution

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Senate again fails to pass homeland security funding as department shutdown nears one month – as it happened

Democratic senator John Fetterman breaks with party in support of reopening department but vote fails 51-46

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Trump says war is won but ‘we don’t want to leave early’ as oil prices rise again

Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 March

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Thune eyes marathon sessions to ease MAGA anger over SAVE Act

It's a gambit by Thune to let off some of the MAGA steam over an issue President Trump and his supporters say is central to democracy.

The Guardian - US

Trump hits back at Republican Senate majority leader over Save America act

John Thune refusing to alter rules to force a vote as US president says he won’t sign any legislation until bill is passed

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Filibuster becomes flashpoint in Texas Senate primary

Texas is more than a thousand miles away from Capitol Hill, but the race between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the state’s Senate seat Wednesday centered on a D.C.-centric topic: the filibuster. The fight is the latest chapter in both men’s quest to earn an…

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