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February 16

Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags

The Trump administration removed the Pride flag the at Stonewall National Monument earlier this month following an internal memo at the Department of Interior.

February 16

Partial government shutdown drags on as DHS funding talks stall

Department of Homeland Security shutdown persists as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., demands ICE reforms following fatal Minnesota shootings, while Republicans reject changes.

February 15

There's a partial shutdown because Senate Democrats didn’t ‘keep their word’: GOP lawmaker

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., criticizes the Democratic Party for allowing the government to shut down once again on 'Fox Report.'

February 15

House passes SAVE America Act amid Jim Crow 2.0 claims

Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., discusses the House-passed Save America Act, requiring proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting on 'Fox News Live.'

February 15

Schumer says Dems will fight voter ID push 'tooth and nail,' balks at DHS role in elections

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that Senate Democrats will block the GOP-backed SAVE America Act requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote.

February 14

Fetterman slams Democrats' 'Jim Crow 2.0' voter ID rhetoric as party unity fractures

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., breaks with Senate Democrats on voter ID legislation, rejecting the "Jim Crow 2.0" characterization of the SAVE Act.

February 14

Collins boosts Republican voter ID effort, but won’t scrap filibuster

While Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, supports the SAVE America Act, she won't buck the Senate filibuster, which will prove a key barrier in the legislation's survival in the Senate.

February 14

Scott Presler: The American people won’t 'stop' until Trump signs the SAVE America Act

Early Vote Action founder Scott Presler details the latest on the effort to pass the SAVE America Act on ‘Saturday in America.’

February 14

'It's absurd': DHS shutdown bears down on US as lawmakers jet off to Europe

Senators and members of the House headed to the Munich Security Conference without first securing a deal to fund DHS. Their colleagues aren't happy with the decision.

February 13

Trump ousts judge-installed prosecutor; constitutional expert says Article II leaves no doubt

Trump fired court-appointed prosecutor Donald Kinsella, escalating a constitutional battle over who controls U.S. attorneys in an ongoing dispute.