Get 24/7 fact-based unbiased news coverage with the NewsNation app. (NewsNation) — The House of Representatives passed the final version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, a piece of legislation ...

The bill – called the Laken Riley Act – will next go to the White House to be signed into law after the Senate approved the measure earlier in the week. The House vote was 263 to 156 with 46 ...

The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate. The measure ...

WASHINGTON – In a sign of how Republicans are prioritizing cracking down on illegal immigration, both houses of Congress passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill targeting crime committed by ...

The House of Representatives voted to pass the Laken Riley Act in a 263 to 156 vote on Wednesday. Among other things, the bill would direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to ...

The Republican Party's Laken Riley Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk to become the first bill he signs into law after the party retook both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Washington — The House approved the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, signing off on the Senate's changes to the legislation aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- The only Cracker Barrel restaurant in Maine has closed its doors for good. An employee told CBS13 they found out about the closure when they showed up to work at the store ...

Man charged with attempted arson and assault Williams underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his upper right leg and was released later that week. Hamel has a lengthy criminal record in Maine ...

Zach Wolpin is an NBA and NFL expert ... Houston wants to acquire backup big man Robert Williams from Portland. The Rockets would like to upgrade their frontcourt and Williams is a player they ...

See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article. Despite efforts to increase affordable housing and keep people housed, the Portland region's homeless population grew by more than 1,000 as ...