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WASHINGTON – The House passed immigration bills Thursday that Republicans promised would take criminal immigrants "off the street," but Democrats said would do little for public safety while having a "chilling effect" on immigrant communities.
The bills – to pull federal funding from sanctuary cities and to toughen penalties for immigrants who repeatedly re-enter the U.S. – were approved largely along party lines, with all but a handful of Republicans supporting and all but a handful of Democrats opposing.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday intended to crack down on violence committed by undocumented immigrants that gained some of its impetus from a Mesa man's 2015 death.
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In another blow to President Obama's regulatory legacy, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday that his agency will rescind the Clean Water Rule, commonly known as WOTUS, or "Waters of the United States." The move follows an executive order issued by President Trump in February, which called for a review of the rule.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freshman Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ 5th District) spoke exclusively with Breitbart News on Monday to discuss the passage of Grant's Law, one of several immigration law enforcement bills facing Congress this week.
Biggs called Grant's Law a "common sense measure," and said, "We are talking about people who we know are criminally violent."
The emphasis, according to Biggs, is keeping illegal aliens that are criminally violent in custody until they're out of the country.
Twelve House Republicans signed a letter calling for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the upcoming travel ban case due to her comments about President Trump during the election.
In the letter, the congressmen call for Ginsburg to recuse herself in the case International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump. The case centers on President Trump's travel ban, which seeks to restrict refugee settlement in the U.S. as well as prohibit travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
A Republican member of Congress is calling on special counsel Robert Mueller to recuse himself in the Russia investigation.
Congressman Andy Biggs (R- AZ) announced last night that he wants Mueller to recuse himself because of all the questions about his "ability to be impartial":
A member of the House Freedom Caucus on Friday called on the Justice Department's special counsel, Robert Mueller, to recuse himself in the federal probe into Russian election meddling.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Az) said the "integrity of his appointment" was in question due to Mueller's friendship with ousted FBI Director James Comey.
A freshman member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus is calling for special counsel Robert Mueller to recuse himself from the Russia investigation because he has brought on "highly partisan" lawyers to help with the probe.