U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes says her focus will always be on everyday people, and she's working to expand opportunities for 13th District constituents.

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.

Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without many pharmacy options.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S.

The administration is showing it doesn’t view the House and Senate as equal partners. So far, Republicans, who hold both majorities, are accepting their new status.

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.

We Were Wrong' ・In SCOTUS Case, a 'Historic Victory for Gender Justice' ・After Bishop's Pleas for 'Mercy,' Trump Responds ・Trump Pardons 'Dread Pirate Roberts' This article originally appeared on Newser: Congress Passes Laken Riley Act

This bipartisan legislation represents the most substantial reform in immigration enforcement and border security in nearly three decades.

We mentioned in a previous post that the new-old president's gremlins had frozen federal aid and federal grants until such time as God knows when. As Tuesday ground on, however, the issue of the freeze grew in importance,

The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.

The introduction of this legislation comes on the heels of Congress passing Britt’s Laken Riley Act.

In short, there are now enough nukes on Earth to destroy any number of planets and, though one hasn’t been used in so many decades, don’t count on us when it comes to not, sooner or later, using some of them to engage in potentially world-ending behavior.