Federal Relations - Page 5

October 12, 2017

Missouri state senator blasts Trump again after censure

A Missouri state senator who was censured by her colleagues for a Facebook post in which she hoped for President Trump's assassination posted a new message on Twitter Thursday comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler.

October 4, 2017

Trump on Puerto Rico's debt: 'We're going to have to wipe that out'

President Trump told Fox News Tuesday that "you can say goodbye" to Puerto Rico's debt as the island struggles to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Maria.

September 26, 2017

Lesson for sanctuary cities? Miami-Dade cooperates with feds, gets OK for grant $$

Miami-Dade County invited the fury of activists when it became the first in the nation to give up its “sanctuary” status for illegal immigrants – but the decision, it seems, might be paying off.

September 25, 2017

Chris Christie: Harvey aid should 'not be held political hostage like Sandy aid'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called on lawmakers Tuesday to quickly approve federal disaster aid for communities affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, saying funds should "not be held political hostage like Sandy aid was."

September 25, 2017

Texas Gov. Abbott: Houston suffering 'once-in-a-lifetime flooding event'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" Tuesday night that "it will be many more days before the water recedes" in Houston after Tropical Storm Harvey dropped record levels of rain on America's fourth-largest city.

September 19, 2017

Obama: Targeting Dreamers is 'wrong' and 'cruel'

Former President Barack Obama released a lengthy statement on Tuesday, criticizing President Trump's decision to end a program giving illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children a reprieve from deportation.

June 30, 2017

Republican state AGs threaten lawsuit if Trump doesn't end DACA

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and eight other state attorneys general, along with Republican Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, are urging the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program.

June 21, 2017

Agency hands out federal cash in Alaska but does nothing to make sure it's spent properly

An obscure federal commission has funneled $47 million to 21 towns in Alaska but is doing little to oversee how the money, which came with strings attached intended to wean the recipients off of federal dependency, was spent.

April 11, 2017

Feds halt reports singling out local police over immigration enforcement

A widely criticized weekly report publicized by President Donald Trump's administration to showcase local police seen as uncooperative with immigration enforcement was suspended Tuesday after the administration acknowledged the report contained flawed data.

April 10, 2017

Federal judge again rules Texas voter ID law is discriminatory

Dealing Texas another rebuke over voting rights, a judge Monday again ruled that Republican lawmakers purposefully designed a strict voter ID law to disadvantage minorities and effectively dampen their growing electoral power.