A funding bill passed by the U.S. House this week allocates some $63 billion to the Department of Homeland Security — including some $10 billion directly to ICE.
Roughly $75 billion was already allocated to the agency through the massive GOP spending bill passed last summer.
The House passed this latest bill in a 220-207 vote this week — without many of the accountability measures pursued by Democrats — like explicit use-of-force policies and a requirement for agents to unmask.
The vote comes amid public outcry over ICE’s tactics in places like Minneapolis. All of Arizona’s Republican representatives voted to move the bill forward, while all of the state’s Democrats opposed it. Sen. Ruben Gallego has said he will oppose the version brought to the Senate.
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President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake as the new United States ambassador to Jamaica, the White House announced Monday. -
Richie Taylor, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office, confirmed AG Kris Mayes will file a quo warranto action, which is a legal challenge against someone accused of holding an elected office illegally. -
Arizona currently has more than 100 specialty license plates — ranging from those for Arizona’s universities to its pro sports teams to causes like childhood cancer research, first responders and Alzheimer’s research. -
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly criticized what he calls a lack of strategy in the war with Iran, as well as the depleting stockpile of U.S. weaponry. -
The state Senate is expected to gavel into session Monday, then vote to take the next few weeks off. This follows the House, which last week voted to adjourn until the beginning of June.
