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House Republicans passed a sweeping border security package Thursday that lawmakers said could spark bipartisan negotiations on immigration.

As the nation approaches its borrowing limit, a federal worker labor union has filed a lawsuit to challenge a law that caps government debt.

The White House announced President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led border security package if it passed Congress.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could expand religious protections for workers under a law changed in 1972.

The Senate Ethics Committee scolded Graham for harming "public trust and confidence in the United States Senate"

"It was a mistake. I take responsibility. I will try to do better in the future," Graham said.

Lawmakers have taken more control of the National Prayer Breakfast from the group that ran it for seven decades after concerns rose over influence peddling and attendees, including a Russian spy.

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Thom Tillis returned to Washington this month from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border with a bipartisan group of eight senators, the North Carolina Republican was quickly reminded of just how difficult it would be to craft a broad immigration agreement.

Senators from both sides of the aisle discussed their search for a path forward to resuscitate bipartisan immigration efforts.

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

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