U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen have come out in opposition to a plan by President Trump to end birthright citizenship.

During the confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent in the Senate this week, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto got into a heated exchange with Bessent over Trump's influence over the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump is one step closer to signing the immigration-related legislation into law after the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, making it the first piece of legislation to pass the upper chamber of the new Congress.

An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35.

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto have reintroduced a bill to prevent the storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants.

The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his signature.

The Senate on Monday evening passed the Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to detain illegal aliens charged with theft or burglary. The bill passed the Senate 64–35, with 12 Democrats joining the full Republican conference in support of the bill.

Nev., asked President-elect Donald Trump’s energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, to acknowledge the “failed Yucca Mountain project is

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.

The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump’s desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear Congress.

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting