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‘Blankies,’ ICE tactics, and luxury jets: Top moments from Noem’s House testimony

Noem forcefully defended DHS's actions at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, squaring off with lawmakers on immigration enforcement, the DHS shutdown, and more.

Top 5 wildest moments as GOP lawmakers clashed with Walz, Ellison in heated fraud hearing: ‘Unbelievable’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison faced intense Republican grilling over the state's major fraud scandal during a House Oversight hearing Wednesday.

DHS shutdown may delay US terror response amid Iran conflict, expert warns

The DHS shutdown could hamper response to terror threats as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate, a public safety expert warned.

Rep. Tony Gonzales confesses affair with aide, denies responsibility for her suicide

Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, publicly confessed Wednesday to having an affair with one of his employees who later died by self-immolation but said he had nothing to do with her tragic suicide.

Permissive parents skew left, strict ones right — US parenting has become political like never before

More to the point: 20 years ago, I did not perceive a political dimension...

‘Blankies,’ ICE tactics, and luxury jets: Top moments from Noem’s House testimony

Noem forcefully defended DHS's actions at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, squaring off with lawmakers on immigration enforcement, the DHS shutdown, and more.

Top 5 wildest moments as GOP lawmakers clashed with Walz, Ellison in heated fraud hearing: ‘Unbelievable’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison faced intense Republican grilling over the state's major fraud scandal during a House Oversight hearing Wednesday.

DHS shutdown may delay US terror response amid Iran conflict, expert warns

The DHS shutdown could hamper response to terror threats as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate, a public safety expert warned.

Rep. Tony Gonzales confesses affair with aide, denies responsibility for her suicide

Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, publicly confessed Wednesday to having an affair with one of his employees who later died by self-immolation but said he had nothing to do with her tragic suicide.

Daines drops out of Senate reelection, hand-picked successor sneaks in before filing deadline

Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, dropped his reelection bid Wednesday with virtually no time to spare before the state's filing deadline, but just enough for his hand-picked successor to enter the race.

Appeals court blocks Musk from having to testify about DOGE

A federal appeals court said Wednesday that Elon Musk does not have to testify at this point about his former role with the Department of Government Efficiency, saying it's too soon to compel his testimony.

Former ‘South Park’ writer creates site calling for Barron Trump to be drafted

A former "South Park" writer created a website saying that Barron Trump should be drafted into the war against Iran that started over the weekend.

‘They’re Not like Us’: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st Century

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia discusses his new book on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson.

The GOP Can Still Avoid Shooting Itself in the Foot in Texas

Democratic voters showed discipline in rejecting their own flashy bomb thrower in favor of a plausible statewide candidate. Will Republicans do the same?

Senate defeats war powers resolution that would have limited Trump’s attacks on Iran

The Senate on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution that would have required President Trump to get congressional approval for any nondefensive military action against Iran.

Some users of Polymarket hit it big with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran

Users on Polymarket made big bucks on U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, including six who predicted the specific date of the attacks.

War with Iran is about to hit your wallet — here’s what’s coming at the pump

I'm Susan Ferrechio, senior politics reporter for the Washington Times, and in this video, we're breaking down how war with Iran is threatening to roll back one of the administration's biggest economic wins just as we head into the midterm elections.

House GOP pushes Democrats to reopen Homeland Security amid Iran war

House Republicans will give Democrats a second chance to vote for a Department of Homeland Security funding bill on Thursday, saying the war with Iran increases the urgency of ending the weeks-long shutdown of the department.

Top Trump ally Steve Daines exits Montana Senate race, plans to retire

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, has decided to retire from the Senate after two terms as Republicans seek to maintain their majority in the upper chamber.

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