‘Thrilled’: judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship – video

Nick Brown, the Washington state attorney general, spoke outside after a federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship. ‘We came to the courthouse today to defend the United States constitution. To defend democracy in America and to defend what it means to be an American citizen,’ Brown said US judge temporarily … Read more

‘Not my job’: Sheriff vows Las Vegas Police will not assist with Trump’s illegal immigration ’roundups’

After President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and swift, sweeping actions to crack down on illegal immigration, the head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), Sheriff Kevin McMahill, doubled down on a policy guiding officers to limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC) and not assist with federal immigration “roundups.” … Read more

Trump’s latest border actions are ‘shutting down the asylum system as we know it’

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to end birthright citizenship. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley, NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez and NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur join Meet the Press NOW to discuss President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.

Hawaii’s Hirono only senator to vote no on Collins, continuing partisan streak at hearings

Democrat Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, former GOP congressman from Georgia Doug Collins. Amid the slew of confirmation hearings that have taken place, Hirono has been unafraid to poke … Read more

WATCH: Lawmakers refuse to say how many genders there are when confronted on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers refused to say how many genders there are when confronted just days after President Donald Trump proclaimed that there are only two “not changeable” sexes: male and female. Former President Joe Biden refrained from defining gender as strictly binary and issued directives supporting the recognition of individual gender identity on federal documents. … Read more

‘Complete failure’: Government shutdown crisis threatens Capitol Hill as Trump plans policy overhaul

There are less than two months until the next government funding deadline on March 14, and House lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about the speed of their progress on spending talks. “I think it’s a complete failure for us to not have a topline number,” said Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.  Congressional Republicans have been busy … Read more