Senate Republican bashes GOP proposal to partially fund DHS as a ‘pipe dream’

One of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), is rejecting a proposal that some GOP colleagues are calling an “unrealistic dream” to reopen the Department of Homeland Security by funding emergency evacuation operations through the budget reconciliation package. Scott says the proposal presented to Trump by Senator Katie Britt… Source…

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Explosion rocks Texas oil refinery

A fire was brought under control after an explosion Tuesday at Valero’s largest oil refinery in Texas, prompting shelter-in-place orders for area residents. The explosion occurred at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, about 90 miles east of Houston. Mayor Charlotte Moses told residents that there were no injuries in the incident. Source link

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