One of the sticking points that caused the Senate to deadlock on rewriting America's immigration laws was a point system for allocating visas.... Critics Dispute Effects of Immigration Point System ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

America needs a new immigration system that protects our security, grows the economy, reflects our values, and benefits all Americans. America needs to fix its broken immigration system. Bipartisan ...

President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of ...

With weeks of failed negotiations, Congress has less than 12 hours to avert a possible government shutdown. Should government funding lapse on October 1 without a deal, the impact will be felt ...

Members of Congress returned to their districts and spent August recess reporting on what they have worked on in the past few months. They also heard from voters on what they believe are the most ...