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Watch live: Omar gives remarks after spraying incident in Minnesota

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will speak to reporters Wednesday evening, a day after she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall in her home district. Omar has taken a defiant tone against the Trump administration's surge in federal agents to Minnesota in the wake of two fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving immigration...

5 takeaways from Rubio’s Senate hearing on Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged patience on U.S. efforts to rehabilitate Venezuela’s oil industry and eventually return the country to democratic governance. The secretary’s remarks came during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio’s first appearance before lawmakers since the Trump administration’s audacious operation that resulted in the capture of...

Maine mayor: ‘This is not the America I grew up in’

The mayor of Portland, Maine, said he wants to personally speak with the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency expands operations in his city and state. “That’s a person just like me, nothing special, but we took an oath to be responsible,” Mark Dion, a former county sheriff, told MS...

Rand Paul, Marco Rubio clash over whether Maduro capture ‘an act of war’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assertion that the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was not an act of war. During testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio reiterated the Trump administration’s position that the mission to capture Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,...

FBI taking over Omar attack investigation

The FBI is taking over the investigation into the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at her town hall event on Tuesday, the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed Wednesday. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the FBI would be taking over but did not provide further comment. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request...

GOP senators open to splitting off DHS funding to pass other key spending bills

A group of Republican senators is open to splitting the Homeland Security appropriations measure off from a six-bill government funding package that needs to pass by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown that would affect the Pentagon and other major departments. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said “a...

Turning Point USA backs Trump Accounts program with ‘dollar-for-dollar match’ for eligible employee newborns

Turning Point USA and another nonprofit founded by Charlie Kirk will match the federal government’s $1,000 Trump Accounts contribution, honoring Kirk.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to federal pay dates to watch if there’s a partial government shutdown

Government shutdown looms Saturday as Congress faces weekend deadline. Federal workers' pay schedules offer important clues about potential duration.

Conservative icon rips teachers’ unions as schools turn into ‘propaganda agencies’

Economist Thomas Sowell criticizes public schools as insulated from accountability, citing teachers' unions and taxpayer funding as barriers to improvement in new podcast interview.

Trump return to Iowa likely ahead of high-stakes midterms, GOP gubernatorial candidate says

Former President Donald Trump is expected to return to Iowa as Republicans gear up for high-stakes midterm elections, according to a GOP gubernatorial candidate.

Powell warns Lisa Cook’s Supreme Court case could be most consequential legal threat in Fed’s history

Jerome Powell calls Supreme Court case involving Fed governor Lisa Cook "perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113-year history."

Schumer rolls out list of ICE demands as White House says Dems ‘blocked’ deal-making session

Senate Democrats unveiled their ICE accountability demands, including body cameras, warrant restrictions, coordination with local police after fatal immigration operation shooting.

US moves fast to reopen Venezuela embassy after yearslong freeze

U.S. to very quickly reopen Venezuela embassy after diplomatic break since 2019, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces to Senate Foreign Relations committee.

Josh Shapiro knocks Biden record, says Democrats failed to deliver results Americans could ‘see or feel’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro criticizes Biden administration for failing to deliver results, positioning himself as potential 2028 contender.

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