Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and congressional Democrats unveiled their revamped list of demands for DHS funding, but Senate Republicans aren't taking many of the asks seriously.
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday asked her mother's potential kidnapper in an online video that her family is willing to talk but requested to see proof that she is alive. "We are ready to talk," she read from a prepared statement, flanked by her siblings Annie and Cameron, in a video shared on...
President Trump on Thursday morning will give a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, an event that brings together a bipartisan coalition of politicians and other U.S. and international leaders. Trump's remarks come as the president has signaled that his administration could take a "softer" tone on immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security has...
Democratic leaders laid out their demands for reform at the Department of Homeland Security in a letter to Republican leadership on Wednesday, as lawmakers race to reach a compromise before the agency’s funding runs out in less than 10 days. A funding package passed earlier this week included a two-week stopgap measure for DHS, ensuring...
President Trump on Wednesday said he is directing federal agents to assist in the search for "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie. "I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family’s, and Local Law Enforcement’s, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY. We are...
Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa in what has become a flash point in bilateral relations between the two allies. Canada has committed to buying at least 16 F-35A Lightning II, a fifth-generation aircraft, produced by Lockheed Martin. Canadian Prime Minister...
President Trump said Wednesday that he is endorsing Clay Fuller in a special election for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) seat in Georgia’s 14th congressional district. “As District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, and Air National Guard Officer, Clay knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Brave...
A poll released Thursday found that public support for Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration’s immigration policies eroded following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis last month, with a majority of voters expressing skepticism about the administration’s account of the incident. Roughly six in 10 voters...
President Trump said in an interview on Wednesday that he is bothered by the investigation into former President Bill Clinton as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “It bothers me that somebody’s going after Bill Clinton,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on NBC Nightly News....
President Trump said in an interview on Thursday that he does not believe his administration is good at public relations when asked about criticisms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “What happens is that, I think we do a phenomenal job, but I don't think we're good at public relations,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas...
President Trump said in an interview Wednesday that Renee Good and Alex Pretti "were not angels" but said their actions did not justify their fatal shooting deaths at the hands of federal immigration officers. “I’m not happy with the two incidents,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on "NBC Nightly News." “He was not an angel,...
Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require online platforms, including social media companies, to take “reasonable steps” to prevent fraudulent or deceptive advertisements from reaching consumers. The Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act seeks to crack down on “predatory online scam advertisements” that lawmakers say are costing...
Tesla CEO and former White House adviser Elon Musk on Wednesday weighed in on legislation that would require ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote, warning that democracy could be at risk if the legislation isn't enacted. "It must be done or democracy is dead," Musk said on the social platform X, which...
