Senate Democrats' demands could lead to a shutdown, but DHS' immigration operations would be protected thanks to billions dumped into the agency by the 'big, beautiful bill' last year.
Trump's immigration approval hits new low as 53% disapprove of his handling, down from 50% approval last year amid aggressive ICE enforcement operations.
Just days after Vladimir Putin stood beside Xi Jinping at Beijing’s grand military parade following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Russia’s two largest state-owned enterprises, Rosatom and Gazprom, announced they were preparing to issue yuan-denominated “panda” bonds in China. The timing was no accident. Moscow is sending a message that it has found an alternative financial anchor in Beijing,...
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) says Attorney General Pam Bondi’s accusation at a hearing Tuesday that he accepted campaign contributions from Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor who knew convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, “simply isn’t true.” Bondi during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing accused Whitehouse of accepting money from Hoffman, calling him “one of...
Flight delays at major airports across the country occurred on Tuesday, as staffing shortages continue amid the ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported shortages at airports in Nashville, Tenn., Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as at air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In a...
President Trump’s aggressive use of the National Guard in American cities is opening new legal battlegrounds over his push to deploy the military on U.S. soil. The fight started in Los Angeles before shifting to Washington, D.C., where courts are still weighing Trump's National Guard deployments. But in recent days, the president has called hundreds...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that she has faced more pressure over a petition to trigger a House vote compelling the release of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein than any other issue. “My signature is on that discharge petition, and there has not been another issue where I have ever received more pressure...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down on recent remarks about Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid a government shutdown battle centered around health care. “The issues of the subsidies are real. It's not something that anybody can say is made up,” Greene told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill. “Also, people with regular or...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday touted a 55-year low in Border Patrol apprehensions. “Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced preliminary enforcement numbers for September 2025, closing out Fiscal Year 2025 with the lowest U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970,” CBP said in a...
Matt Van Epps, a former Tennessee general services commissioner who notched a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, is projected to win the GOP contest for former Rep. Mark Green’s (R-Tenn.) seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Van Epps beat a crowded field of challengers for the Republican nod, including: state Rep. Jody Barrett; state Rep....
That small whoosh from an inhaler has a substantial environmental toll that could be putting some people with chronic conditions at risk, according to a new study.
Former FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington. The moment will bring enormous media attention — and fire the starting pistol on a legal battle that has huge stakes for President Trump as well as his longtime foe. Critics of the president see the...
The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday. Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct. 2 that killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who the U.S. military says was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. “U.S....
The state of the country’s health care landscape is in flux, according to top health experts and lawmakers, as the federal government shutdown hinges on the battle over health care access and new priorities crystallize under the second Trump administration. Health policy experts, key lawmakers and industry leaders spoke at The Hill’s “Health Next Summit”...
