Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined Democrats to block debate on reauthorization of an expiring foreign surveillance law.
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Wall Street banks are competing to offer special events for wealthy clients trying to get a piece of the SpaceX IPO, with Bank of America and JPMorgan hosting splashy events ahead of its launch next week and some bank CEOs involved in the action.
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to open debate on a $70 billion bill to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, clearing the way for a marathon of debate and amendment votes that Democrats will try to use to tie Republicans to Trump’s efforts to compensate his allies and protect himself from tax scrutiny.
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates one of its two districts where Black voters make up a majority or near-majority, giving a boost to President Donald Trump as his party defends its control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before a Senate panel on Tuesday after tensions flared over conditions in a New Jersey immigration detention center and Mullin threatened to shut down international travel into a major airport with the soccer World Cup less than two weeks away.