Blue states’ immigration policies were under intense scrutiny in Congress this past week, with a high-profile hearing featuring Democratic governors defending their choices to limit

Amid unrest in California, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee pressed the governors of three blue states on their immigration policies in an acrimonious eight-hour hearing that often veered off course.

Republicans in Congress are calling several Democratic governors to Washington to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities

The House is set to vote on the first rescissions package on Thursday, which would codify $9.4 billion worth of spending cuts. Although certain provisions have become controversial to Democrats and some moderate Republicans,

The package now heads to the Senate, which will have until July 18 to approve the requests otherwise the halted funding must be continued.