House lawmakers, for the first time since President Trump implemented sweeping tariffs, now can use their authority to end the emergency declarations he used to justify the import levies on a whole slew of countries.
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are butting heads as the funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly approaches. Senate Republicans and the White House are drawing a line over Democrats' demands for some Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms, and top Democrats rejected the Trump administration's "insufficient" offer. Both parties are...
Turning Point USA took a big risk in scheduling counterprograming as a protest to the NFL making Spanish language, Puerto Rican, ICE-critical artist Bad Bunny the Super Bowl halftime show headliner. But the organization is deeming its “All American Halftime Show” — which featured country artists Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett — a major win, promising to do...
President Trump posted a racist video on Truth Social depicting former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as animals, which was met with widespread condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans.
The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.
Democratic leaders who are demanding sweeping reforms to the Trump administration‘s immigration enforcement tactics said Monday that a counterproposal from the White House was “incomplete and insufficient.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement that Republicans shared with them an outline of their proposal,...
Congress will soon consider a second reconciliation bill that will determine federal taxes and spending. This provides a golden opportunity to remedy the most environmentally destructive elements of the Green New Deal’s costly subsidies for offshore wind. The Tax Foundation’s chief economist, William McBride, has testified before the House that a full repeal of the...
The Trump administration is making moves to loosen the environmental rules for nuclear energy. Earlier this month, the Energy Department published an exclusion to environmental reviews for the reactors under its jurisdiction. And it could be loosening other rules, including radiation limits. But the biggest changes could be still to come from the relatively low-profile...
The FBI on Monday said it was "not aware of any continued communication between" Nancy Guthrie's family and her suspected kidnappers, with a reported ransom deadline having already passed. "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around the clock to reunite Nancy Guthrie with her family,” the bureau said...
Cuba warned of an aircraft fuel shortage amid tensions with the U.S., according to a new report. According to a Sunday report from Spanish news outlet EFE, two sources told the outlet that the Cuban government has advised international airlines flying to the Caribbean country that the island will be out of fuel on Monday...
House GOP leaders are trying to reinstate a prohibition on members calling snap votes to repeal President Trump’s tariffs through the end of July, setting up what will be a tricky House vote on Tuesday. The move comes as House Democrats were preparing to force one such vote this week on repealing Trump’s tariffs on...
Senate Democrats who voted to end the fall government shutdown are staring down a difficult decision over whether to back a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) past the Friday deadline. Negotiators remain far apart on a long-term deal for funding DHS, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated plans...
The U.S. military blew up an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two “narco-terrorists” and leaving one survivor. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the Pacific Ocean and was engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations, according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). It is unclear...
Voto Latino and more than 50 other organizations are demanding the "immediate impeachment" of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Hill has learned exclusively. In a letter sent to congressional leaders Monday, the national Hispanic engagement organization and a coalition of other organizations, including the Service Employees International Union, Human Rights Campaign, and...
