Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The Democratic supporters were Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly
ABC News spoke with Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat, on Tuesday to discuss Jan. 6 pardons, the Laken Riley Act, and his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. [ The senator, to better hear the conversation, used his phone to caption the questions he was asked.]
U.S. Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) are on opposite sides of the aisle, but aren’t entirely falling in line or opposing Trump’s selections.
The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.
Congress handed President Trump an early win on the issue of immigration with the passage of the Laken Riley Act by the House on Wednesday. While the bill was heavily backed by Republicans in both
The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 on Monday to pass the proposed Laken Riley Act and sent the measure to the House of Representatives for consideration.
The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, making the immigration-related bill the first piece of legislation to make it through the upper chamber in the new Congress and putting it a step
The Senate on Monday evening passed the Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to detain illegal aliens charged with theft or burglary. The bill passed the Senate 64–35, with 12 Democrats joining the full Republican conference in support of the bill.
The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his signature.
The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill,
Lawmakers advanced a controversial immigration bill and pressed forward on confirming the president’s Cabinet nominees.
Alabama’s junior senator planted her flag and impressed politicos, pundits, and constituents alike when she built a historic bipartisan coalition supporting her strong bill that combats both illegal immigration and rampant crime.