The Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund ICE and the Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. The measure advanced without limits on a disputed $1.776 billion settlement fund that drew bipartisan objections.
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Graham Platner rejected new allegations about his past treatment of women as politically motivated, days before Maine Democrats choose a Senate nominee. The controversy has intensified Democratic concerns about the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
The House approved new Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions after Democrats and a small group of Republicans used a discharge petition to bypass GOP leaders. The measure now faces an uncertain path in the Senate and would need President Donald Trump’s signature to become law.
Japanese police, volunteers, dogs and helicopters are searching for James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student who disappeared near Kyoto while on vacation with his family. Severe weather and deep mud have hampered the search, but his family says there is still hope.
Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic amendment to permanently bar President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund. The vote came during debate over a $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding bill.
Federal investigators said a United Boeing 767 was too slow and low before it struck a light pole near Newark Liberty International Airport. The plane landed safely, but debris damaged a tractor-trailer and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
House Republicans asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations by Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant Sarah Kellen against Philip Levine and Frédéric Fekkai. Both men, through statements or spokespeople, denied wrongdoing or disputed the allegations.
The Senate rejected a Democratic bid to block the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as Republicans push a $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding bill. The vote exposed GOP divisions over the fund, which Trump has praised despite administration testimony that it is not moving forward.