The Venezuelan government deliberately used drugs as a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S., Venezuelan-American political commentator Franklin Camargo told a panel of House lawmakers Wednesday.
Congressional Democrats' more than 30-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has created chaos at airports and undermined anti-terrorism efforts, but they say it isn't their fault and they are willing to keep the shutdown going indefinitely.
Senators on Wednesday questioned whether one of their colleagues, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, has the temperament to helm the Homeland Security Department -- with Sen. Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, calling the nominee "a man with anger issues."
A man was sentenced to at least four years in prison Wednesday for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022.
Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.
Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican leading a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, warned his GOP colleagues Wednesday that quickly ending debate on the measure and letting it fail would be politically "suicidal."
Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government's top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 18, 1776 They are gone. All 11,000 of them. […]