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Congress asks Denver mayor to testify as it investigates “sanctuary” cities’ immigration policies
A congressional committee on Monday asked Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to testify in Washington, D.C., next month to defend the city’s policies limiting local police cooperation with federal
Johnson summoned to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been asked to appear before Congress next month to discuss the city’s status as a sanctuary city.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, 3 other mayors called to Congress on inquiry into sanctuary city policy
The mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and New York were also asked to hand over all documents and communications related to the city’s sanctuary status, including those between the city and non-governmental organizations and state officials.
Boston Mayor Wu, 3 other sanctuary city mayors called to testify before Congress on immigration policies
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with mayors from Denver, New York and Chicago, was called to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding sanctuary city policies in a letter Monday morning.
Boston Mayor among 4 others called to testify in upcoming sanctuary cities hearing on Capitol Hill
In a letter sent to Mayor Michelle Wu, Comer said that sanctuary cities like Boston are using “misguided and obstructionist policies” to shield migrants from law enforcement.

Trump, Congress

With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump's agenda
With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President ...
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Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders
Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed ...
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Trump jokes about seeking third presidential term, urges GOP unity in Congress during FL retreat
Trump joked that he would use the massive fundraising haul that he brought in during the 2024 presidential election to seek a ...
'That's life with Trump': Congress rides the first waves of the new administration
During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new ...
Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?
No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the ...
‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
Graham defends purge of inspectors general but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night ...
Trump's first week: Congress, courts consider their "checks and balances"
In his first week back in office, Trump wasted no time shattering norms – from a blizzard of transformative executive orders, ...