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ICE acting director Todd Lyons to resign at end of May, DHS says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday.

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton, a former U.S. Navy SEAL whom the administration fired as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting leader last year, as FEMA's permanent administrator, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Republicans move forward on last-minute spy powers deal, teeing up late-night vote

House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for five years while adding in warrant language and enhanced criminal penalties for violations. Text of the provision was uploaded at about 10:30 p.m., about seven hours after a scheduled procedural vote. The House...

Acting ICE chief to exit agency: DHS secretary

The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will leave his role at the end of next month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed on Thursday evening. Todd Lyons will be departing for a new role in the private sector on May 31, Mullin announced in a post on the social platform X. “Director...

Republicans move forward on last-minute spy powers deal, teeing up late-night vote

House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for five years while adding in warrant language and enhanced criminal penalties for violations. Text of the provision was uploaded at about 10:30 p.m., about seven hours after a scheduled procedural vote. The House...

Acting ICE chief to exit agency: DHS secretary

The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will leave his role at the end of next month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed on Thursday evening. Todd Lyons will be departing for a new role in the private sector on May 31, Mullin announced in a post on the social platform X. “Director...

Popular weight loss medications linked to hidden side effects, study finds

The study found 4% of users reported "menstrual irregularities," according to Neil Sehgal, the study's first author.

Trump claims Mamdani is ‘destroying New York’ with proposed second-home tax

President Trump claimed that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is “destroying” the city with his new proposed tax on second homes — perhaps his most direct criticism of the Big Apple's leader since their two friendly White House meetings months ago.  The president responded to the mayor’s plan in a Thursday post on...

Trump defends economic policies, casts aside ‘fake inflation’ amid Iran war

President Trump defended his administration’s economic policies at an event in Las Vegas on Thursday amid rising energy costs resulting from the U.S.’s conflict with Iran. Trump cast doubt on a recent Labor Department report that showed a 0.9-point hike in inflation last month. This was the highest consumer price spike in nearly four years,...

Democrats hang on to New Jersey House seat left open by Sherrill

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a House seat in New Jersey, according to Decision Desk HQ, succeeding now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and notching a win for progressives.  Mejia, a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the Thursday special election for the Garden State’s 11th Congressional District,...

Senate OKs CRA reversing Biden mining block

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate OKs CRA reversing Biden mining block The Senate on Thursday voted to repeal Biden-era protections for a contentious wilderness area in Minnesota, sending the question to President Trump’s desk. © Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a Biden-era move...

Trump on public hearings with Epstein survivors: ‘I’m OK with that’

President Trump signaled Thursday that he was open to the possibility of Congress holding public hearings with survivors of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m OK with it,” he told reporters Thursday before departing the White House en route to Las Vegas for a roundtable promoting his "no tax on tips" policy. “I think...

Rogan again slams US war with Iran: ‘All of it’s terrifying’

Podcaster Joe Rogan is not letting up on his criticism of the joint U.S.-Israel conflict in Iran, commenting during his show on Thursday that he found the situation “terrifying.” “It’s f---ing terrifying,” Rogan responded after actor David Cross asked about his opinion on the war. “All of it’s terrifying. Any time you’re involved with —...

Gen George’s ouster looms large over Driscoll hearing

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Gen George's ouster looms large over Driscoll hearing Lawmakers from both sides questioned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and the Army’s acting chief of staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, over the removal of the Army’s well-respected chief of...

RFK Jr. grilled over vaccines, MAHA in back-to-back hearings: Key takeaways

House members got their first opportunity Thursday to grill Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he kicked off a marathon series of seven congressional hearings in seven days with back-to-back hearings in the Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees. In the two appearances, his first before Congress in 2026, Kennedy defended his record in leading the nation’s health agency as Democrats sought to...

Jeffries says he’s ‘deeply skeptical’ of FISA extension without new privacy protections

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested on Thursday that he’s ready to oppose an extension of the government’s warrantless surveillance powers unless it contains new privacy guardrails. Jeffries stopped short of saying he’ll oppose a clean extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which GOP leaders in Congress and the...

AI tensions boil over

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tensions over AI reach new high after violent attacks Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous. © Greg Nash Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in...

Graham on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: ‘Last thing’ US needs is to ‘throw Hezbollah a lifeline’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded on Thursday to the new short-term ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. “While I appreciate every effort to bring peace through diplomacy in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, we have to be realistic about the situation on the ground,” the GOP senator wrote on the social platform X. “The...

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