A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursday about alleged excessive force against people protesting or monitoring the enforcement surge in Minnesota.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would give Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have been forced to work without pay during the shutdown a 10 percent bonus when the agency reopens. The bill would require that DHS employees, including more than 61,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, receive a one-time...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt signaled on Wednesday the U.S. was winding down its military operation in Iran, but vowed to ramp up attacks against the country if it does not agree to U.S. terms. “We are very close to meeting the core objectives of Operation Epic Fury, and this military mission continues unabated,”...
Iran on Wednesday threatened the safety of vessels attempting to pass through a key Red Sea strait amid the Strait of Hormuz’s closure. The Bab el-Mandeb strait, located approximately in between Yemen and Djibouti, is 1,200 miles off the Strait of Hormuz and could be subject to military threats from Iran’s proxies. “We are constantly...
President Trump made his first public call for a clean extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers Wednesday, pointing to the ongoing conflict in Iran as a rationale. Trump, through legislative channels, has called for an 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes the government to spy on...
President Trump on Wednesday praised U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers for their work at airports this week as lengthy security wait times stack up amid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse. “I am so proud of our ICE Patriots! They were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years, and now,...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a second Republican-only reconciliation bill, and that he is “glad” the Senate is moving forward on such a measure. Johnson in a press conference said that using the special reconciliation process —...
Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the drug mifepristone for use in terminating pregnancies is picking up Senate Republican support, as the push to stop its shipment across state lines is becoming a top priority of the anti-abortion movement. Hawley’s bill, which would make distributing...
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) responded with “love” after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pastor suggested the Democrat should be "crucified." “Jesus loves. Christian Nationalism kills,” Talarico wrote Tuesday in a post on social platform X. “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you,” he continued. “I love you more than...
The U.S. Army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 and also relaxed rules on recruting individuals with drug convictions as the service continues to widen its recruiting pool. The maximum age for eligible recruits is a bump up from the previous enlistment age of 35 and will go into effect on April 20,...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. reportedly proposed a 15-point peace plan to bring an end to the Middle East conflict and as strikes in the region persist. Pakistani intermediaries who delivered the proposal to Iran told The Associated Press that it includes sanctions relief, civilian nuclear...
A third of Americans believe the world will end in their lifetime, and this belief is influencing how they think about global threats and how they respond to them, with many taking more extreme measures to avert them.
Peter Navarro said Wednesday that the Supreme Court striking down the bulk of President Trump's emergency tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was the “best possible outcome” for the administration. “Even though we lost the IEEPA tariffs, it was the best possible outcome because the justices ratified and affirmed the use...
An assistant U.S. Attorney acknowledged to a federal judge earlier this month that the Justice Department had no criminal evidence against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Andrew Massucco, a deputy to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, made the admission to Judge James Boasberg on March 3, according to a sealed transcript...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that she would oppose any new funding for the U.S. war with Iran if it involved putting troops on the ground, becoming the latest Republican to show hesitation over the Pentagon’s $200 billion request. “I’ll be voting against the funding if we’re putting troops on the ground. I’m not...
