President Donald Trump says he may attend Supreme Court arguments on his birthright citizenship order, which he claims was never meant to cover children of illegal immigrants.
A Guatemalan national illegally in the U.S. faces a murder charge in a Fairfax County stabbing, with ICE lodging a detainer and urging Virginia not to release him.
There have been several efforts to use tariff revenue for direct payments (or tax benefits) for Americans, yet none have happened so far. Here's where those efforts stand.
The House on Friday night passed its own legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety, as the partial government shutdown stretches into a seventh week. Calling it "a joke," House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed forward with a temporary stopgap measure rather than agreeing to put the Senate-passed DHS funding bill,...
Homeowners in several states should brace for potential double-digit percent increases in their home insurance rate in 2026, according to a forecast by Insurify.
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are taking credit for a missile attack early Saturday morning on Israel, which the Israeli government said they intercepted without casualty, The Associated Press reported. The strike comes a day after the militant group warned they would join the conflict if three red lines were crossed, including the allyship of Middle...
The move by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House GOP leaders to forcefully reject a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that was backed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is putting Republican division on display. Johnson on Friday showed rare anger as he slammed the Senate...
An unprecedented number of House Republicans are opting to retire or pursue other offices, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) bid to fend off a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterms and preserve his razor-thin majority. So far, 36 House Republicans — including the most recent, Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.) — have announced they will...
States are already preparing for the possibility that the Supreme Court could eliminate grace periods for mail-in ballots received after Election Day, which could pose unexpected consequences for this year’s midterm elections and beyond. The high court on Monday weighed the lawfulness of a Mississippi statute that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day but received five business days afterward to still be counted. More than a dozen states...
The House and Senate both passed legislation on Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end one of the longest government shutdowns in the history of Congress — but not the same legislation. For all the activity of the past 36 hours, the impasse over DHS is no closer to being broken...
House lawmakers on Friday passed a Republican bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety for eight weeks, after GOP leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would exclude money for immigration enforcement. The partisan package was a nod to conservative immigration hawks, who hailed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for pushing it...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Friday said the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at U.S. airports has "enhanced" airport operations as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown causes massive problems at America's airports. Trump deployed ICE officers to over a dozen airports as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shortages have contributed to...
An Iranian missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on Friday injured 10 U.S. service members, according to multiple outlets. Two of the service members were seriously injured, a U.S. official familiar with the incident told The Associated Press. The missile damaged several U.S. refueling craft and several unmanned aerial vehicles, The...
