July 20, 2018 Rape kit access would expand under bipartisan bill, as victims seek 'care and justice' When Leah Griffin was raped in 2014, she immediately went to the closest hospital to have a rape kit done – the first step, she thought, in prosecuting the man who assaulted her.
July 10, 2018 Illegal border crossing would become felony offense under proposed GOP bill First time offenders who come into the U.S. illegally are generally charged with a misdemeanor – but a new bill aims to change that.
June 20, 2018 Livid Rep. Mark Meadows yells at Speaker Paul Ryan on House floor The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus angrily confronted House Speaker Paul Ryan over immigration legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
June 18, 2018 Thousands of DACA recipients with arrest records, including 10 accused murderers, allowed to stay in US Nearly 60,000 immigrants with arrest records have been permitted to remain in the United States under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed Monday.
June 17, 2018 Trump to huddle with House GOP on immigration, border security President Trump has some 'splainin' to do.
June 14, 2018 House votes to ban shipments of child sex robots The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to ban the importation and transportation of sex robots and dolls that look like children -- a move that would bring the U.S. in line with similar policies in Australia and the U.K.
June 7, 2018 House approves bill to cancel $15B in spending at Trump's request The House narrowly approved a White House plan to cut $15 billion in previously allocated government money late Thursday, a mostly symbolic move designed to demonstrate fiscal discipline in Washington.
June 5, 2018 House members try to force immigration debate: What happens if discharge petition secures 218 signatures A coalition of some Republicans and nearly all Democrats is attempting to go around House GOP leaders and force a debate later this month on a series of immigration bills against the wishes of GOP leaders.
May 24, 2018 Media say Paul Ryan's job in jeopardy as Republican warfare rages No wonder Paul Ryan decided to bail.
May 21, 2018 Trump border wall crowdfunding possible under Tennessee lawmaker's 'trust fund' bill Americans who want to see President Trump’s border wall built would get a chance to help fund the project, if a recently introduced bill is passed.
