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Noem names Charles Wall ICE deputy director following Sheahan resignation

ICE veteran Charles Wall takes deputy director role under Trump administration, replacing Madison Sheahan who stepped down Thursday to pursue a run for Congress.

All the global benefits Trump reaped by grabbing Maduro

What will be the lesson, for China, Russia, Cuba and Iran of President Trump's...

How Minneapolis rioters are forcing Trump’s hand with the Insurrection Act

Minnesota’s elected officials can’t help themselves — they keep portraying federal law-enforcement officers as...

Cynical reason Jacob Frey and Tim Walz chose now to stop calling for Minneapolis chaos

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey launched a remarkable 180 late Wednesday: “I’m calling for peace,”...

Trump’s Iran quandary is a question of strategic warfare — and showbiz

A well-done show of force overawes an opponent, but a misfire signals weakness and...

Democratic Women’s Caucus commends FDA for lifting black box warning on estrogen

The House Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for lifting the black box warning on estrogen-based products for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In November, Kennedy announced that the FDA would be removing the black box warning from estrogen-based HRT...

Zelensky pushes back on Trump: Ukraine isn’t ‘stumbling block to peace’ 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded Thursday to accusations from President Trump that Ukraine was stalling a peace deal in the country’s ongoing war with Russia, saying his country will “never be a stumbling block for peace.” “Ukraine has never been and will never be a stumbling block to peace,” Zelensky posted on the social platform...

DOJ: Ban on mailing concealable firearms unconstitutional, can’t be enforced

A nearly 100-year-old federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, according to an opinion released Thursday by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The 15-page opinion concluded that a 1927 law, which made it illegal to use the Postal Service to mail concealable firearms, such as pistols...

Former Putin adviser: Russia will use nuclear weapons against Europe if it ‘comes close to a defeat’

An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat in its ongoing war with Ukraine. “What is defeat of Russia? If Russia comes ever close to a defeat, that would mean...

Senate passes trio of spending bills

The Senate on Thursday passed a package of three spending bills, hitting the halfway mark in its push to fund the government for fiscal 2026 ahead of the end-of-month deadline. Senators green-lighted the second three-bill minibus, 82-15. The package included measures to fund the Commerce, Justice, Energy and Interior departments through the end of September. ...

Democrats across US propose state laws restricting ICE after Minneapolis shooting

Democrats in multiple states have pushed legislation attempting to rein in federal immigration enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week.  Good's death sparked protests nationwide against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have featured the deployment of ICE and Customs and Border Protection personnel to Democratic-run...

Pentagon moving carrier strike group toward Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The Pentagon on Thursday said it is moving a carrier strike group from the South China Sea toward the Middle East as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group was spotted moving west away from the Indo-Pacific region, according to images from Copernicus, a...

Farah Griffin: Trump invoking Insurrection Act could trigger ‘tremendous clashes’

Alyssa Farah Griffin warned on Thursday against President Trump’s suggestion that he could invoke the Insurrection Act to militarize federal troops in Minnesota, saying it could result in “tremendous clashes” in the state.  The president posted on Truth Social on Thursday that he was prepared to “institute the INSURRECTION ACT” to “quickly put an end...

Sally Yates backs Jason Esteves in Georgia governor’s race

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced Thursday she’s backing former state Georgia Sen. Jason Esteves (D) for governor. "I am endorsing Jason Esteves for governor because this moment calls for strong leadership and a strong governor who will fight against Donald Trump’s destructive agenda. Under Trump, Georgia is in crisis — costs are high,...

Trump attacks on Jerome Powell testing Fed’s independence 

What we’re watching right now is a tug-of-war between short-term political wins to help Republicans in the midterms and long-term economic stability. Undercutting the Fed may feel like relief in the moment, but history shows it can lead to higher inflation, market instability and deeper pain for us all down the road.

Thomas Massie destroys Laura Loomer’s reporter on Epstein, forever wars 

Loomer doesn’t want people who think for themselves, she wants a Republican Party that votes in lockstep with her vision of Donald Trump.

US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests

The Trump administration announced new sanctions Thursday against Iranian officials, as tension rises between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's continued suppression of anti-government protests. The Treasury Department said the levies will target “the architects of the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrators” and the “shadow banking networks” alleged to be helping wealthy Iranians...

Don’t let Treasury turn crypto reporting into a global surveillance dragnet 

The Treasury Department is preparing regulations to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which would require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to collect and share detailed personal and transaction data with foreign governments, raising privacy concerns.

Cook Political Report shifts 18 House races toward Democrats

The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted 18 House races toward Democrats in the latest sign of the party’s momentum ahead of the midterms. Citing President Trump’s unpopular polling numbers and Democrats’ winning streak in recent special elections, the nonpartisan election handicapper has projected that Democrats have “more than enough opportunities” to win a majority...

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