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After rejecting Senate deal, House passes short-term DHS funding bill

House lawmakers on Friday passed a Republican bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety for eight weeks, after GOP leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would exclude money for immigration enforcement. The partisan package was a nod to conservative immigration hawks, who hailed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for pushing it...

Fetterman: ICE officers seem to have ‘enhanced some kinds of performance’ at airports

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Friday said the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at U.S. airports has "enhanced" airport operations as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown causes massive problems at America's airports. Trump deployed ICE officers to over a dozen airports as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shortages have contributed to...

Iranian attack injures 10 Americans on base in Saudi Arabia

An Iranian missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on Friday injured 10 U.S. service members, according to multiple outlets. Two of the service members were seriously injured, a U.S. official familiar with the incident told The Associated Press. The missile damaged several U.S. refueling craft and several unmanned aerial vehicles, The...

House Republicans pass rival DHS plan, setting up Senate fight as shutdown set to become longest in history

House Republicans passed a two-month DHS funding extension, but the 42-day partial government shutdown remains far from over amid continued gridlock.

Trump touts progress in Iran talks and success in Venezuela, says ‘Cuba is next’

President says "Cuba is next" after Iran negotiations, success in Venezuela and talks renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Strait of Trump" at a Miami Beach summit.

Los Angeles County sees population decline, South sees growth and other Census takeaways

The population of some of the largest U.S. metro areas is falling amid a decline in immigration, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The data found that most U.S. metropolitan areas saw slower growth between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, than during the previous year. Metro areas...

Pentagon mulling diverting Ukraine defense aid to the Middle East: Report

The Pentagon is contemplating diverting weapons meant for Ukraine to the Middle East as the U.S. military has blown through critical munitions in its war against Iran, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The lethal aid could include air defense interceptor missiles ordered through a new NATO program, the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, through which partner...

‘Medicare by Choice’ floated an alternative to Medicare for All

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon}   Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story ‘Medicare by Choice’ floated an alternative to Medicare for All While Medicare for All remains a popular policy goal among progressives, one group is putting forward its own proposal, “Medicare by Choice,” that it sees as a...

Trump reveals Iran’s oil ‘present’

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump says Iran's 'gift' was allowing oil ships through President Trump said Thursday that Iran’s “present” to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Trump told reporters at the White...

March Madness fuels debate on legal sports gambling

ATLANTA – March Madness is shining a spotlight on sports betting across the United States. The practice is already legal in a majority of states and Washington, D.C., leaving about a dozen, including California, Texas, Utah and Hawaii, where bets on sports are illegal. Americans will legally wager $3.3 billion on the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments this year, the American Gaming Association...

Spy powers skeptics in Congress discussing new language after White House meeting

Skeptics of a clean reauthorization of the nation’s warrantless spy powers are working on new language with the White House after a meeting with top Trump administration officials, lawmakers said. “I can tell you that we're working on fresh language right now, and I'm involved in that. And it's based upon an understanding and respect...

Utah GOP redistricting push fails to make ballot

A GOP-led redistricting push in Utah failed to make the ballot after opposition groups campaigned for voters to remove their signatures from a petition required to ensure the measure was included in the general election later this year. The Beehive State requires support for legislation with 141,000 signatures from 8 percent of registered voters in...

Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy infrastructure to April

President Trump announced Thursday that he is extending the Pentagon’s pause on striking Iranian energy infrastructure to April at the request of the Iranian government. “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026,...

Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s too expensive not to’

House Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), co-sponsors of the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, said Thursday that proactively addressing Alzheimer's disease is "too expensive" of an issue for Congress to ignore. Appearing at The Hill's "Getting a Diagnosis ASAP: Progress in Early Alzheimer’s Detection" event on Thursday, the two congressmen discussed...

Energy worries steady amid Iran war: Gallup

Concerns about energy costs are slightly up amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran, according to a new poll. In the Gallup poll released Thursday, 32 percent of respondents said various issues surrounding the economy are “the most important problem facing this country today,” with 15 percent labeling the “economy in general” as the most important...

Bipartisan lawmakers set to unveil bill to reopen DHS, bar ICE from wearing masks

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is poised to unveil legislation that combines funding for the Homeland Security Department (DHS) with tougher rules for federal immigration enforcement officers. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus, are putting the final touches on a proposal that would reopen DHS,...

Save us, Elon Musk! X could deboost foreign slop accounts ruining public discourse 

There's a real problem on X right now: foreign accounts that portray themselves as American, with names like Pro Western Civilization or Proud Heritage American or White MAGA Patriot.

DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo justifying immigration courthouse arrests

A federal judge Thursday ordered the Trump administration to preserve all records after the Justice Department said it made a “factual error” in a case challenging the ability to arrest migrants as they appeared for immigration court hearings. Justice Department attorneys on Wednesday informed U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Castel that they had been given...

Man drives through gate at Florida airport, tries to board multiple planes

The man, who deputies say was intoxicated, claimed he had recently attended an AA meeting but soon began drinking and using cocaine.

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