Johnson supports 'reasonable' changes to federal immigration enforcement policies

BY MAX REGO

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he supports some of the federal immigration enforcement reforms backed by Democrats. 

“Some of these conditions and requests that they've made are obviously reasonable and should happen. But others are going to require a lot more negotiation,” Johnson told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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Blanche says DOJ unable to investigate tips about Trump's involvement with Epstein

BY MAX REGO

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that federal investigators are unable to investigate various tips the FBI received about President Trump’s alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.

Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that some tips were anonymous and relied on second-hand information, which he said is “not something that can be really investigated.” 

As part of the nearly 3.5 million additional documents relating to the late convicted sex offender the Department of Justice (DOJ) released on Friday are allegations about Trump and Epstein the FBI received as tips through its National Threat Operations Center.

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Government shutdown poised to last to at least Tuesday as Democrats resist fast-tracking

BY EMILY BROOKS

The partial government shutdown is poised to last through at least Tuesday as House Democrats decline to commit to providing the votes needed to fast-track approval of a funding package to reopen the government.

The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday at 4 p.m. to consider the funding package and other legislation it will tee up for the week. Floor votes to approve procedural rule legislation setting the terms of debate for the package, and then a final vote on the funding package, are not expected until Tuesday at the earliest.

“We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m convinced,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on “Fox News Sunday” on Sunday. “We do have to do it by a rule process, which will probably have to be on our own.”

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Venezuela’s Machado: ‘I will be president when the time comes’

BY ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Sunday said she will become the president of the Latin American nation “when the time comes.”

Her comments follow the January capture of regime leader Nicolás Maduro by the Trump administration and weeks of uncertainty regarding Caracas’ political future.

“I will be president when the time comes. But it doesn’t matter. That should be decided in elections by the Venezuelan people,” Machado said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday morning.

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Blanche claims Lemon was 'part of the planning' of Minneapolis church protest

BY MAX REGO

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche alleged Sunday that journalist Don Lemon was included in the planning of a protest at a Minnesota church, days after the former CNN anchor was arrested and charged with conspiracy and interfering with a place of worship.

Citing an unsealed grand jury indictment, Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Lemon is accused of being “part of the planning” of the protest and was “part of the decisions to make sure the police didn't know this was happening and federal law enforcement didn't know this was happening.”

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Blanche on Gabbard presence at FBI's election raid: 'I don't know why the Director was there'

BY MAX REGO

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday he was unsure why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI search of an Atlanta election center on Wednesday. 

“I don't know why the director was there,” Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “She is not part of the grand jury investigation, but she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure that we have free and fair elections.”

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Jeffries says White House trying to ‘extort’ $230 billion from DOJ

BY ASHLEIGH FIELDS

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday said the White House is attempting to “extort” $230 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as President Trump seeks a settlement for past legal troubles.

Jeffries slammed the commander-in-chief for seeking compensation for two federal probes, including a special counsel investigation into the 2016 election and the classified documents case while Americans raise concerns about affordability.

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Blanche claims detained 5-year-old Minnesota boy, father have not applied for asylum

BY ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the 5-year-old detained in Minnesota alongside his father did not apply for asylum, bucking their attorney’s claims of legal residency in the United States.

When asked if the two had a pending asylum case, Blanch said, “That is not true. 

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