The partial government shutdown that went into effect Saturday is throwing the fate of oversight at the Department of Homeland Security into peril, with the department’s independent watchdog warning...
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns Sunday over President Trump going after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) earlier this week, chalking it up to a friendly disagreement. The president called the Oklahoma governor a “RINO” — or a "Republican in name only" — on Wednesday after Stitt announced that the National Governors Association (NGA), which...
The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up its spending ahead of the midterm elections after accumulating a massive war chest in the wake of several key wins in 2024. The industry’s leading super PAC network, Fairshake, had more than $193 million in cash on hand at the start of 2026 and has already announced several of its targets this cycle — boosting Rep. Barry Moore...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) reiterated Sunday that he will not support Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, until the Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. “I've tried to make it very clear that I have no intention of supporting any confirmation of any Fed board...
President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela. According to two sources familiar, a fuming Trump dialed up Collins, the foremost Senate GOP centrist, during the vote aimed at blocking the White House from using...
The wife of a Minnesota woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has spoken publicly for the first time, calling on people to uplift each other as her partner did. “Renee [Nicole Macklin Good] lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we...
The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges. Brian Cole Jr. faces two explosive-related counts tied to the Washington incident that was an elusive mystery of the days surrounding the riot...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that he has not ruled out impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if Democrats take back the House after the 2026 midterm elections. "Yeah, we haven't ruled anything in or anything out in terms of the proper way to bring about accountability," Jeffries told "All In" host...
The Trump administration on Friday sent a delegation to Venezuela after both countries agreed to explore the restoration of diplomatic relations. “On Jan. 9, U.S. diplomatic and security personnel from the VAU [Venezuela Affairs Unit], including Chargé d’Affaires John T. McNamara, traveled to Caracas to conduct an initial assessment for a potential phased resumption of...
The White House on Friday shared a new video that appears to show the perspective of the ICE officer who shot and killed a Minneapolis woman during an altercation over her vehicle earlier this week. The video, obtained by Alpha News, shows the officer exit his vehicle and approach Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s vehicle from the...
President Trump announced Friday he will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro next month in Washington. “I look forward to having a meeting with Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, in the White House, during the first week of February,” Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post. “I am sure it will work out very well...
President Trump on Friday afternoon will welcome oil executives to the White House, days after the president said the U.S. will temporarily "run" Venezuela and its oil infrastructure after ousting leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump previously said U.S. firms would be involved in pumping the South American country’s vast oil reserves — and noted that he...
The Trump administration is expected to send an additional 200 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to Minnesota amid unrest, sources told The Hill's sister station NewsNation. This news follows reporting from The Associated Press that federal immigration officers originally deployed to Louisiana will be sent to assist in the Minneapolis operation. The Department of...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign following two shooting incidents involving federal authorities this week, one of which was fatal. 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday after she attempted to flee in...
A plaque honoring law enforcement who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack will go on display inside the building, senators decided Thursday. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to “prominently display” the memorial in a “publicly accessible” part of the Senate wing until it can...
The Medal of Sacrifice Act is a bill to create a permanent, formal recognition for law enforcement officers and first responders who are killed in the line of duty, ensuring that their sacrifice is honored in a lasting and tangible way.
The U.S. early Friday seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela in its campaign to control oil exports from the South American country. The Olina was seized in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with the Defense Department, State Department and Justice Department, Homeland Security Secretary...
