U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday.
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton, a former U.S. Navy SEAL whom the administration fired as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting leader last year, as FEMA's permanent administrator, according to a person familiar with the matter.
House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for five years while adding in warrant language and enhanced criminal penalties for violations. Text of the provision was uploaded at about 10:30 p.m., about seven hours after a scheduled procedural vote. The House...
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will leave his role at the end of next month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed on Thursday evening. Todd Lyons will be departing for a new role in the private sector on May 31, Mullin announced in a post on the social platform X. “Director...
A discharge petition for a resolution that would require the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for migrants from Haiti earned enough signatures on Friday to force a vote on the House floor. Rep. Marie Gleusenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) was the 218th signature on the petition, which also secured support from four Republicans: Reps. Maria...
The funding fight to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) left a rupture among Republican lawmakers after the House voted against a Senate bill to partially fund the department. The Senate early Friday approved a bill by unanimous consent to fund DHS but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Border Patrol....
Vice President JD Vance is the favorite to earn the Republican nomination for president in 2028, according to a new straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. Vance earned support from about 53 percent of attendees who participated in the presidential preference poll at the annual gathering in Grapevine, Texas,...
Congress and President Trump have made three separate attempts to direct government money toward the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a funding lapse that has lasted 43 days with no end in sight. Funding toward DHS ceased after Senate Democrats blocked a bill to keep the department running. They called for sweeping reforms at...
The war on Iran is the first major conflict where the propaganda battle might be won or lost in memes. Pro-Iran accounts have unleashed viral videos in recent days mocking President Trump, casting him as a dupe of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and suggesting U.S. forces could suffer major losses if the conflict continues. The...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) authorized Philadelphia bars to stay open until 4 a.m. during this year’s World Cup matches and Fourth of July celebrations in the city. “BREAKING: I just signed a bipartisan bill giving bars the option to stay open until 4 AM as we celebrate FIFA and America250 right here in Philadelphia....
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Saturday called on his Senate colleagues to cut their two-week recess short and return to Washington, as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hangs in the balance. “If you don’t want to fight fires, don’t become a firefighter. If you don’t want to take grueling votes at difficult...
The Pakistani government said Saturday that the prime minister is working to “create a conducive environment” for peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran as the conflict reaches the one-month mark. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif discussed ongoing hostilities in the region and Pakistan’s outreach efforts with the U.S....
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran, said freedom in Iran is “within reach” in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. “A free Iran is not a fantasy,” Pahlavi said. “A free Iran is within reach right now, but as we all know, freedom never comes free.” The son...
California's 2026 gubernatorial primary presents a challenge for Republicans to exploit the state's top-two system, as they must become less electable in the general election to win the primary.
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas has underscored persistent divides within the Republican Party over President Trump’s military campaign in Iran. The four-day conference, which ends Saturday in Grapevine, has offered insights into how party leaders are balancing their support for Trump’s “America First” priorities amid growing concern among voters about the conflict’s...
U.S. sailors and Marines aboard the USS Tripoli arrived at the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area in the Middle East on Friday. Centcom stated Saturday that the flagship delivered about 3,500 sailors and Marines from the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with "transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well...
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly on Friday criticized right-wing politicians and commentators for “pushing” President Trump to launch military operations against Iran. “As this goes south, we need to know exactly who talked him into it and what representations were made to convince the president that this was a good idea,” Kelly said. The former Fox...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr on Friday said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that President Trump is "winning" his feud against the "fake news media." Carr told the audience that other politicians "gave way to the legacy national media," unlike Trump, who the FCC chief said "smashed the façade." "President Trump took on...
