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Supreme Court lets US end Haiti, Syria immigrant protections
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that courts cannot review most Department of Homeland Security decisions on which countries qualify for Temporary Protected Status, in an opinion that allowed the Trump administration to strip the deportation protections from immigrants from Haiti and Syria. The 6-3 decision overturned lower court rulings that had preserved the protections for […]
Supreme Court allows policy to curtail asylum claims
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could restart an Obama-era policy known as “metering” that prevents immigrants from making asylum claims by halting them from reaching the border with Mexico. The Trump administration had asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to […]
Supreme Court invalidates Hawaii gun possession law
The Supreme Court invalidated a Hawaii law Thursday that barred the possession of guns on private property without the owner’s consent, the latest in a series of rulings that expanded federal gun rights. The 6-3 decision from the justices follows a high court ruling from four years ago that expanded federal gun rights outside the […]
Timeline at risk for next GOP reconciliation package
While lawmakers had been hoping to work this month on a third budget resolution that would set the framework for another filibuster-proof reconciliation bill, some suggested Wednesday that a budget blueprint might slip into July. “I don’t think we’ll do a markup before July,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a member of the Budget Committee. […]
No peace deal for Trump and GOP at Senate lunch
Republicans on Capitol Hill had been hoping to spend the summer touting a rare bipartisan legislative feat, but Donald Trump and his growing anger toward Senate Republicans torched that effort Wednesday. And more trouble could lie ahead, if a tense in-person meeting was any indication. Trump descended on the Capitol for a Senate GOP lunch, […]
‘They’ll know something about who we were’
As political battles raged elsewhere around the Capitol, lawmakers temporarily buried their differences Wednesday in order to get ready to bury a time capsule marking America’s semiquincentennial anniversary. The project is the result of bipartisan legislation signed into law in February 2026 directing the Architect of the Capitol to create and prepare a congressional time […]
House panel advances partial prediction market ban
As concerns grow over insider trading on prediction markets, a House panel advanced a bill Wednesday that would curb how lawmakers can use them. House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., described his proposal as a narrow but important “step in restoring public trust.” With the midterm elections approaching, congressional approval ratings are hovering near record […]
RFK Jr.’s moves on animal testing spur Capitol Hill action
In his first two years on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill, largely because of his vaccine skepticism and distrust of the status quo. But one of his quieter pushes — ending animal testing in medical research — has earned him accolades among […]
Trump halts bipartisan victory lap on housing
Hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to sign comprehensive housing legislation into law from the Capitol on Wednesday, he abruptly canceled the event, saying he won’t sign it until Congress passes a separate election security measure. “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed […]
Battleground House primary in Colorado poses test for Democratic voters
Since its creation before the 2022 election, Colorado’s 8th District has been won once by a Democrat and once by a Republican, each time by a narrow margin. Now Democrats are pressing to flip America’s swingiest seat once again. The effort will kick into high gear next week, when voters select the Democratic nominee to […]