Erik Wasson

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted to halt the U.S. war with Iran, breaking with President Donald Trump on an unpopular foreign conflict that is taking an escalating economic toll on Americans.

La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., controlada por los republicanos, votó para intentar poner fin a la guerra con Irán, desafiando al presidente Donald Trump en un conflicto cada vez más impopular que está aumentando la presión económica sobre los estadounidenses.

President Donald Trump’s long-delayed immigration enforcement funding bill passed the US Senate early Friday, overcoming pushback from Republican dissidents concerned the administration would resurrect a controversial fund to pay political allies who claim to have been unfairly targeted by the federal government.

El proyecto de ley de financiamiento para la aplicación de las políticas migratorias del presidente Donald Trump, retrasado durante mucho tiempo, fue aprobado por el Senado de Estados Unidos la madrugada del viernes, superando la resistencia de republicanos disidentes preocupados porque la administración reviviera un controvertido fondo destinado a compensar a aliados políticos que afirman haber sido perseguidos injustamente por el gobierno federal.

Two congressional votes this week offered an early warning sign that President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda faces growing resistance from members of his own party.

President Donald Trump prevailed after dissident Republican lawmakers abandoned an effort to leverage a $70 billion spending package to prevent him from reviving a payout fund for political allies who say they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration.

The House refused to renew a broad surveillance authority for US intelligence agencies as the struggle intensified over President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily place controversial housing official Bill Pulte in charge of US spy agencies.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats are seeking to expand the US Export-Import Bank’s mission and subsidize more domestic production as talks heat up about the future of the financing agency ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline to keep its doors open.

Senate Republicans said they’re pressing the Trump administration for details on the US-Iran interim peace deal and signaled Congress will ultimately vote on the final agreement.

President Donald Trump faced public backlash Wednesday from a key Senate Republican who rejected his overnight demands to delay the confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton as his next intelligence director.