That’s not the only bad money-making idea Republicans are mulling over: they also pitched raising the threshold for government funded free school lunches to save $3 million, taxing tuition scholarships, and cutting Medicaid matching programs, which could potentially cause states to cut benefits and restrict eligibility.

Raising the threshold of eligibility for schools to receive the Community Eligibility Provision could save the government $3 billion over a span of 10 years, according to a menu-like list released by the House Ways and Means Committee intended to serve as cutting options for the House reconciliation package.

Just five Senate seats are rated as competitive by Inside Elections, representing perhaps the smallest initial battleground in history.

The Laken Riley Act, requiring the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, passed the House Tuesday. It will now go before the Senate.

Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military against civilians.

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.

Republican lawmakers pressed forward on an immigration bill with bipartisan support as a first push in a tough-on-immigration approach.

The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.

The fearmongering bill "fails to reckon with a global culture that tolerates and perpetuates violence against women and girls," one advocate told reporters. "Instead, it puts immigrant survivors at risk.

Gary Peters (D-MI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ruben ... to immediately start working in good faith with both Democrats and Republicans so the SALT Deductibility Act is ready to pass on the first ...

At least 9 Senate Democrats are expected to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act, which requires federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft-related crimes.

Gary Peters of Michigan, who is up for reelection ... “And you know, it’s now a bipartisan bill, Fetterman has signed on.” Republicans are acutely aware of the limitations of their narrow ...