Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is shifting his position and says he will now vote with Senate Republican leaders to defeat a resolution that aims to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela. Hawley, who backed advancing the measure last week, said he had received assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Trump will not deploy troops to Venezuela. Read more here. |
The Senate is expected to vote on a war powers resolution that would prevent President Trump from taking any further military action in Venezuela on Wednesday. Read more. |
A federal court on Wednesday refused a GOP effort to invalidate California's new congressional map that adds up to five Democratic-leaning seats as a part of a mid-decade redistricting war. Read more. |
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman whose death has sparked outrage across the country, suffered from internal bleeding after the incident, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official confirmed with The Hill. Read more. |
The Trump administration has completed its first Venezuelan oil sale, valued at $500 million, an administration official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Read more. |
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it is pausing the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries as it seeks to screen out immigrants they argue will rely on welfare programs. Read more. |
President Trump announced early Wednesday that his administration will strip federal funding from sanctuary cities and states, in line with policies he promoted on the campaign trail. Read more. |
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a federal judge he is unable to locate the more than 100 Venezuelans the Trump administration sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador, arguing against further hearings with the men as it would jeopardize “extraordinarily delicate" discussions with Venezuela’s new leadership. Read more. |
Prediction markets are facing new congressional scrutiny after a large-scale wager on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's ouster by the Trump administration raised suspicions about insider trading in the rapidly growing industry. Read more. |
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