Tag: Bipartisanship

GOP pushes risky spending bill in race against shutdown clock

Susan Ferrechio, Pete Kasperowicz · January 18, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the negotiations over an immigration reform bill "chaos" while speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday evening.

Lindsey Graham takes shots at Trump, Congress over immigration deal in Senate floor speech

Diana Stancy Correll · January 18, 2018 4:25 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday he has confidence in a bipartisan immigration bill that abolishes the diversity visa lottery system, adds border security measures, and includes a path for "Dreamers" to gain citizenship. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Lindsey Graham boasts ‘growing momentum’ after four more GOP senators back bipartisan immigration deal

Katie Leach · January 18, 2018 1:01 am

Days after President Trump's now-infamous "shithole countries" remarks in immigration talks, the words now could potentially hold up future legislation, including funding the federal government. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Who really ‘blew’ DACA talks?

W. James Antle III · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Red-state Democrats in Congress usually are some of the most bipartisan, but in the era of Trump, things have changed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Salena Zito: Red-state Democrats posture for donors instead of working for voters

Salena Zito · January 14, 2018 5:01 am

Several states have considered and implemented time limits on the number of years people can live in public housing, not funded by the federal government, if they agree to an incentive program in advance. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)

A third way toward entitlement reform: Time limits on housing benefits

Douglas Bushman · January 13, 2018 12:00 pm

The White House has faced international backlash after President Trump was accused of describing Haiti, El Salvador, and impoverished African nations as "shithole countries" during a White House discussion with lawmakers about immigration reform. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump risks staff departures, jeopardizes immigration deal with ‘shithole’ comments

Gabby Morrongiello · January 13, 2018 5:01 am

While President Trump's remarks about immigrants from Haiti and El Salvador were making headlines Thursday, the details of a bipartisan immigration fix that would codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals were leaked. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s immigration shitshow

W. James Antle III · January 12, 2018 5:01 am

After James Rosen departed Fox News at the end of 2017, stories surfaced that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with three colleagues. (screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

#YoTambién: James Rosen and the power predators have over guest-worker immigrants

Siraj Hashmi · January 12, 2018 2:35 am

Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida and presidential candidate, has been a longtime critic of President Trump and was once his political rival during the GOP primary. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Jeb Bush denounces Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ remark as implied racism

Katie Leach · January 12, 2018 2:16 am

Several House Democrats have announced plans to bring sexual assault victims to President Trumps first State of the Union later this month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House Democrats intend to bring sexual assault victims to Trump’s first State of the Union: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 11, 2018 3:14 am

President Trump invited the press into bipartisan immigration reform talks Tuesday in what's been lauded as a rare example of transparency in the upper echelons of politics.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Immigration hawks fear two-phase DACA deal could lead to Trump amnesty

Gabby Morrongiello · January 10, 2018 5:01 am