Trump’s SAVE America Act shows signs of life in the Senate despite Republican revolt

Senate Republicans have struggled to move the ball on President Donald Trump’s voter ID and citizenship verification bill, but a late-night vote in the upper chamber breathed some life into an issue once thought dead.  During the Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama” to advance the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, Republicans tried twice to attach the … Read more

Nithya Raman ‘incredibly honoured’ to advance to LA mayor runoff after seeing off Republican – US politics live

Left-wing candidate vows ‘fight for a healthier, safer and more joyful Los Angeles’ after edging out Spencer Pratt Sign up for the Breaking News US email Few Americans would abandon their party’s candidate over controversies such as Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in Maine or Republican Ken Paxton’s fraud indictment in Texas, according to a … Read more

Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner’s sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday. “I really have nothing to add to it,” Collins told Fox News Digital when asked about the allegations surrounding … Read more

GOP senators rally around new DHS proposal targeting sanctuary cities: ‘Should pay a price’

Republican senators signaled support for imposing consequences on sanctuary cities after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin floated a proposal to pull Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from airports in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. “I think there should be consequences to cities and states that undercut federal law,” Sen. Lindsey … Read more

GSK to buy US cancer treatment firm Nuvalent for $10.6bn

British drugmaker’s new chief executive Luke Miels announces one of its biggest deals Business live – latest updates GSK’s new boss Luke Miels has struck one of the British drugmaker’s biggest deals, announcing the $10.6bn (£7.9bn) acquisition of a US cancer specialist with two-late stage medications. The FTSE 100 company is boosting its oncology portfolio … Read more