Cornyn, Casar spar over DHS funding outside Austin airport

Representative Greg Kaiser (D-Texas) canceled Monday’s press conference led by Texas Senator John Cornyn (R), following a spat between the two over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding irregularities. Cornyn was delivering meals from Texas-based fast food chain Whataburger to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who missed their first full pay day……

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Supreme Court takes up Trump efforts to curtail protections for Haitians, Syrians

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the Trump administration’s power to reduce temporary protections for immigrants from countries facing extraordinary circumstances, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle over the president’s immigration crackdown this spring. Until hearing oral arguments in April, the justices will uphold lower rulings that prevent the administration from terminating Syria…

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