The Senate is set for an Inauguration Day vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
A GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes is on the verge of passage in the Senate after a significant number of Democrats joined with Republicans to advance the measure in a critical vote on Friday.
Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Ten U.S. Senate Democrats provided the votes needed on Friday to advance a bill requiring authorities to detain migrants who entered the country illegally if they are suspected of theft.
The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.
In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.
The 417 farm, agriculture and growers groups represent virtually "all aspects of American agriculture, food, nutrition and rural America."
President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration ceremony will be moved indoors due to sub-freezing temperatures, affecting thousands of attendees.
Trump’s second term will have an outsized impact on Arizona, a border state and presidential battleground that was at the heart of Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and then elected him decisively four years later. Trump is in a more powerful position than he was on Inauguration Day in 2017, political watchers say.
Schools in red states could be among the hardest hit if the president-elect drastically pulls federal funding to public schools.