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DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.

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House Ethics panel scrutinizes Cherfilus-McCormick in rare public hearing 

The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...