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Kathy Hochul blasted for knocking ICE as DHS offered federal help during NY blizzard

New York Governor Kathy Hochul faces criticism after rejecting federal blizzard assistance, instead demanding ICE back off from immigration enforcement.

Fetterman urges Minneapolis ICE op to stand down as city spirals to ‘ungovernable and dangerous’ levels

Senator John Fetterman supports federal immigration enforcement while his wife Gisele Fetterman criticizes Trump policies following Alex Pretti shooting death.

Democrat who broke with party says his DHS funding vote a ‘mistake’ after 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting

Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi apologizes for supporting the DHS funding bill after a deadly ICE incident, as party unity fractures ahead of potential government shutdown.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to why there may be a partial government shutdown Saturday

Democrats oppose DHS funding after federal agent-involved killing, risking partial government shutdown as Congress struggles with massive $1.2 trillion spending package.

Thune promises ‘safe streets, more money in pockets’ as GOP senators hit the road to tout tax cuts

Republican senators are promoting the Working Families Tax Cuts Act in meetings with businesses and families across America, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Maine governor requests meeting with Trump over ICE deployment, citing Minnesota shooting

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is requesting a meeting with President Trump after federal agents fatally shot a second person on Saturday in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s massive interstate immigration crackdown. Her request follows the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement that they have initiated “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine. DHS has...

Man killed by ICE officer was ICU nurse, family says

Video of the incident doesn't show Alex Pretti, the man killed by ICE agents, having a visible weapon.

Trump administration, Congress braces for massive winter storm

The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a massive winter storm expected to sweep across multiple states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon displayed expected “extreme impacts” in northern Mississippi and “major impacts” in Washington, D.C., and surrounding states.  D.C....

Democratic senators vow to block DHS funding after latest Minneapolis shooting

Several Senate Democrats on Saturday came out against a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after another deadly shooting by federal authorities in Minneapolis earlier in the day. “Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet another senseless killing,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wrote on the social platform X. “This...

5 takeaways from the Texas Senate debate between Crockett, Talarico

Texas Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico faced off on Saturday in the first debate of their closely watched Texas Senate primary. The hourlong debate was hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO, moderated by KXAN-TV anchor Daniel Marin and Dallas Morning News political writer Gromer Jeffers, and aired on Nexstar’s KXAN. During the event, the candidates made...

Tafoya gives GOP hope in race to flip Minnesota Senate seat

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya’s entrance into the Minnesota Senate race is giving Republicans a high-profile candidate they say puts the seat more in play. Tafoya is vying for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat and quickly earned the backing of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, clearing the way for her to be the heavy favorite in the primary while centrist Rep. Angie...

Trump connects latest Minneapolis shooting with ‘cover up’ for ‘theft and fraud’ in state

President Trump defended the presence of federal law enforcement agents in Minnesota following another deadly shooting on Saturday, tying the latest incident to an ongoing massive fraud investigation in the state. A man, who federal officials claim was armed, was shot and killed during a struggle with U.S. Border Patrol agents in south Minneapolis on...

Walz calls on federal agents to leave state after second deadly shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) demanded federal officers vacate the state after agents shot and killed a second person in Minneapolis on Saturday. “Donald Trump, I call on you once again: Remove this force from Minnesota,” Walz said at a press conference, echoing similar comments from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey earlier in the day. “They...

Iran Revolutionary Guard commander says ‘finger on the trigger’ as US ‘armada’ heads toward Middle East

Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander on Saturday said the country has its "finger on the trigger" at the U.S. after President Trump said an "armada" will head toward the Middle East. “The Islamic Revolutionary Guard and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the Commander-in-Chief,”...

Frey calls on Trump to ‘put America first’ and withdraw federal officers after new Minneapolis shooting

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday called on President Trump to "put America first" and remove federal law enforcement officers from Minneapolis after a second resident was killed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer. The shooting marked the third shooting involving federal officers, weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer...

We forget what Milton Friedman said about illegal immigration

Illegal immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy by paying taxes, taking jobs that Americans don't want, and not receiving welfare benefits, according to Milton Friedman.

Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy downplays China, focuses on Western Hemisphere

The Trump Pentagon’s newly-released National Defense Strategy blueprint pushed U.S. allies to tackle their own security, and indicated that countering China, which the Biden administration saw as the top U.S. adversary, is not the primary focus.  The 34-page document, which was released late Friday, chastised the previous administrations for neglecting the interests of the American...

Congress must reclaim authority over public lands

The Biden administration's Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew 225,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota from mineral development, has been met with opposition from Congress, mineral developers and local residents, and a CRA resolution has been passed to nullify it and restore economic opportunity, domestic production and the constitutional balance of power.

Trump seeks to make amends with UK after furor over NATO remarks

President Trump appeared on Saturday to walk back comments he made earlier in the week, suggesting non-U.S. troops in NATO avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, following widespread anger from British political leaders and military families. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!...

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