Susan Davis

congressional correspondent for USA Today

Susan Davis appears in the following:

House Conservatives Say They Will Challenge Speaker Ryan On Any Broad Immigration Plan

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Conservatives in the House are expressing their opposition to any broad immigration agreement. They say they will challenge Speaker Paul Ryan's leadership if he brings such a bill to the floor.

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What Kinds Of Proposals Are Being Considered As Senate Immigration Debate Begins?

Monday, February 12, 2018

The Senate began an unusual debate on immigration Monday. There's no specific bill to debate, and no certainty on how long this debate will go, or what it will ultimately produce.

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News Brief: Government Funding Lapses, Market Volatility, Syria

Friday, February 09, 2018

The federal government's funding lapsed after Sen. Rand Paul stalled a vote. Also, a look at recent swings in the stock market and how the fight against ISIS in Syria is getting more complicated.

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Budget Negotiations Latest

Friday, February 09, 2018

We have the latest on federal budget negotiations after Sen. Rand Paul delayed a vote past midnight, triggering another government funding lapse.

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Senators Reach 2-Year Budget Deal

Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Senate leaders have reached a budget pact to increase spending for the Pentagon and domestic programs, offering a reprieve from fiscal fights that have been a cloud over Capitol Hill.

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House Unanimously Passes Bills To Change Response To Sexual Harassment On Capitol Hill

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Congress is continuing to respond to the #MeToo movement. The House passed two bills that would change how allegations of sexual harassment for members and staffers are reported and how payouts are handled.

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President Trump Urges GOP To Move Forward With Immigration Bill That's Dividing The Party

Thursday, February 01, 2018

Republican members of Congress heard from President Trump on Thursday as they met for their annual strategy and policy retreat. Trump urged them to move ahead with an immigration bill that the party is divided on.

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As GOP Mulls 2018 Agenda, Trump Asks Lawmakers To 'Give A Little' On Immigration

Thursday, February 01, 2018

Congressional Republicans are holding their annual policy retreat to debate their 2018 policy agenda and the political stakes for the party this midterm election year.

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Capitol Hill Is Divided Leading Up To President Trump's First SOTU Address

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

President Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address in front of a divided and confrontational Congress. The mood on Capitol Hill is antagonistic and divided leading up to the speech.

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News Brief: Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, Trump Speaks In Davos, Immigration

Friday, January 26, 2018

A new report says President Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller but backed off when a White House lawyer threatened to quit. Also, Trump is speaking to world leaders in Davos.

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Congress Responds To White House Immigration Plan

Friday, January 26, 2018

President Trump has laid out a proposal that would give as many as 1.8 million young immigrants a pathway to U.S. citizenship in exchange for border wall funding and other immigration policy changes.

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White House Outlines What Trump Needs In Immigration Deal

Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Trump administration says it is willing to offer a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million people who are in the country illegally.

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White House Outlines Trump's Immigration Proposal

Thursday, January 25, 2018

On the table: a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million people who are in the country illegally if lawmakers will spend $25 billion on a border wall and make changes to the legal immigration system.

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Congress Has 16 Days To Avoid Another Shutdown

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Now that the government shutdown has ended, Congress has 16 days to pass another funding bill to avoid another shutdown. Lawmakers are also under pressure to come up with a bipartisan immigration bill.

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Government Shutdown Coming To An End After Senate Agreement

Monday, January 22, 2018

The three-day partial government shutdown is coming to an end. Senate Democrats agreed to a stopgap funding measure after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell committed to a vote on immigration legislation.

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On Trump's First Anniversary, Another First: Why This Shutdown Is Different

Saturday, January 20, 2018

On the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, the federal government is in a partial shutdown, but it's still unclear which party will ultimately be blamed.

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House Republicans Reviving Debate Over Earmarks

Thursday, January 11, 2018

House Republicans are planning two days of hearings next week to debate whether Congress should overturn the eight-year ban on earmarks. Advocates say it's lawmakers' constitutional prerogative, but opponents say it will revive a "culture of corruption" on Capitol Hill.

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Trump-Bannon Fallout Shows No Sign Of Letting Up

Monday, January 08, 2018

President Trump has issued new rebukes of the new book — Fire and Fury — for which former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is now apologizing for not denouncing sooner.

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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch Announces Retirement, With Speculation Focused On Romney

Tuesday, January 02, 2018

The longest-serving Republican in the Senate says he will not seek an eighth term this fall. Former 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is said to be mulling over a bid for the open seat.

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What The GOP Would Like To Get Done In 2018

Friday, December 22, 2017

Now that Republicans have passed a massive tax bill, they are hoping to tackle entitlement spending in 2018. But they will have to deal with one fewer seat in the Senate and elections in November.

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