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TSA warns of ‘longstanding’ shutdown fallout even after funding clears, and a major event could make it worse

TSA Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl warns the shutdown's impacts will be "longstanding'" with 480+ officers quitting and record-high airport security wait times reported.

Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: ‘DEI is dead’

HUD has opened a fair housing investigation into Washington state’s Covenant Homeownership Program, arguing public materials suggest the aid may unlawfully rely on race-based eligibility requirements.

Flashback: Jeffries called failing to fully fund DHS an ‘abdication of responsibility’

Hakeem Jeffries once called failing to fully fund DHS "legislative malpractice" but now has opposed a clean funding bill amid a 40-day shutdown standoff.

House Democrat bans staff from betting on prediction markets, citing ethics concerns

Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts has prohibited staffers from betting on prediction markets on areas such as politics and any information obtained in an official capacity.

O Canada, still beholden to DEI

My fellow Canadians love to hate President Donald Trump, but it would be nice if we had an anti-DEI crusader like him. The U.S. president has gone to great lengths to drive that discriminatory ideology out of higher education. In particular, he has successfully pressured the accreditor who oversees the country’s 150-plus medical schools to ditch its […]

US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea

The Trump administration lifted sanctions on Iranian oil stuck at sea on Friday evening as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continues to hike up global energy costs. “Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea,” Treasury Secretary Scott...

Fox News host presses Burgum over gas prices

Fox News’s Martha MacCallum pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Friday afternoon about growing concerns about rising gas prices amid the U.S. war on Iran. “I think that this is a situation where people have to understand that this is temporary, this is not permanent,” Burgum said. MacCallum asked Burgum to respond to a clip...

GOP braces for Trump to possibly deploy troops inside Iran

Republicans are bracing for President Trump to deploy U.S. troops on the ground in Iran as the conflict in the Middle East crosses into its third week with no signs of slowing down. The administration is reportedly weighing missions to secure a safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and overtake Iran’s...

Still trailing by 23 votes, NC Senate leader asks for hand recount 

The leader of North Carolina’s upper Legislature is requesting another recount after a machine tally showed him losing a contested Republican primary for his state Senate seat by 23 votes.  North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) asked the state’s Board of Elections in a letter Friday to grant a hand recount at a sample...

Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting trans health care to minors 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting trans healthcare to minors U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said he planned to grant summary judgment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a...

Heritage president: MAGA tensions over Iran war ‘good’

DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump’s war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group’s inaugural security conference.   The head of the influential conservative think tank said it support Trump’s decision to launch the war on Iran....

Iran strikes threaten to raise LNG prices for Asia, Europe

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Iran strikes threaten to raise LNG prices for Asia, Europe Strikes on infrastructure in the Iran conflict are worsening a global energy crisis. © Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP Energy supplies were already tight and prices were soaring due to the closure of...

DOJ wants charges dismissed against ex-officers in Breonna Taylor case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to dismiss a case against the two former officers connected to the Louisville, Ky., shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a Black woman, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers carrying out a warrant at her apartment in March 2020. The...

Poll shows Paxton beating Cornyn in Texas if Trump doesn’t endorse

President Trump’s reluctance to endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate Republican primary race could prove perilous for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) bid in the upcoming runoff between the sitting senator and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). A new Change Research poll found that 42 percent of likely Texas Republican primary voters said they...

Judge rules Pentagon press policy under Hegseth unconstitutional 

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Pentagon’s new policy restricting press access violates the First Amendment, siding with The New York Times. “The Court recognizes that national security must be protected, the security of our troops must be protected, and war plans must be protected,” U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman wrote in his 40-page ruling. “But especially in light...

Jordan subpoenas prosecutor over case involving protest near Stephen Miller’s home

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday subpoenaed a local Virginia prosecutor he’s accused of failing to take action against protesters outside the home of White House aide Stephen Miller. The subpoena is an escalation after Jordan demanded an interview with Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, prosecutor for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. The...

Trump says US ‘getting very close’ to meeting Iran objectives ‘as we consider winding down’

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in Iran as Washington considers scaling back its military operations in the region.  “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist...

Ukrainian counter-drone unit deployed to five Gulf states amid Iran war

Ukraine has deployed military units to protect the civilians and infrastructure of five Middle Eastern countries against potential Iranian drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced the deployment on Friday and noted he had been visiting the five countries -...

Russia may test Trump’s Cuba’s blockade with oil tankers crossing Atlantic

Two vessels carrying Russian oil are reportedly heading for Cuba in the coming days in a move that could test President Trump’s longstanding blockade, according to the Financial Times, citing maritime intelligence companies.   One of the tankers making its way to the Caribbean island is Sea Horse, a Hong Kong-flagged ship estimated to be...

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