Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The Democratic supporters were Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly

Nev., asked President-elect Donald Trump’s energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, to acknowledge the “failed Yucca Mountain project is

The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and

Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.

Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.

On Friday, the Senate voted to advance a bill that would significantly increase the number of undocumented immigrants subject to mandatory detention and give right-wing judges more power. Most notably, it has done so with help from Democrats who now fear being tagged as weak on immigration enforcement.

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

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.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune notched his first big win Friday by clearing the filibuster on the Laken Riley Act. It'll almost certainly pass Monday with ease. Why it matters: It's a specific, popular,

Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to clear a critical hurdle on legislation that would require the detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for certain crimes. Why it matters: The Laken Riley Act is on track to be the first bill passed out of the 119th Congress,

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has reintroduced a bill that would require inaugural committees to disclose how they spend their money ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump.

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at providing tax relief for Nevada taxpayers affected by state-level na