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AZ governor vetoes bill that would let cops jail illegal migrants

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs wielded her veto pen to defeat a Republican-backed bill that would have allowed local authorities to arrest, imprison and deport immigrants who enter the state illegally. Hobbs, a Democrat, denounced the bill as “harmful” and suggested it raises serious constitutional concerns. “This bill will not secure our borders, it will be […]

Bill seeks to force ByteDance to divest app or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would give China’s ByteDance about six months to sell its popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of the House China Select Committee, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat, joined dozens of other […]

Spending bill roils Senate GOP leadership battle

The six-bill package, which must be passed by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, has drawn fierce criticism from conservatives in both chambers, who are focused on more than 6,000 goals embedded in the package. ing. The spending bill was initially expected to pass easily, but now faces a bumpy road in the Senate, […]

Virginia lawmakers defeat assisted suicide bill

The Virginia General Assembly on Monday delayed a bill allowing medically assisted suicide for another year. The House Delegates Committee voted to carry the bill to the 2025 session, eliminating any chance of it becoming law this year. Several Democratic committee members have expressed openness to passing legislation similar to state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi’s bill […]

r, Republican introduces bill forcing ICE to retain illegal aliens for theft

In the wake of Laken Hope Riley’s brutal murder, Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants charged with theft or robbery. Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) Laken Riley method It would “require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain foreign nationals charged in the United States […]