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Political operatives with Trump ties raked in millions of dollars in commissions from DHS ad campaign

Two companies with ties to veteran political operatives received at least $23 million in commissions for their role in the controversial Department of Homeland Security ad campaign that helped...

Trump’s historic opportunity with Cuba

Communist Cuba has been a thorn in America’s side for nearly 70 years. Every president since Dwight Eisenhower has had to deal with a hostile regime less than 90 miles from the United States. But recent events have presented President Donald Trump with a historic opportunity, and the president should seize it. The Cuban regime, […]

Fetterman says Democrats lack leader, claims party driven by ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, an ardent supporter of Israel who also backs the U.S. attack against Iran, suggested that his party is lead by Trump Derangement Syndrome.

‘Tell me to my face’: Top moments in Mullin’s heated confirmation hearing to be Trump’s next DHS chief

Fireworks erupted during Sen. Markwayne Mullin's, R-Okla., confirmation hearing with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., emerging as a potential key Democratic vote.

Pritzker helped a Black woman become senator. Some Black leaders are still mad at him.

Congressional Black Caucus members, after a stinging loss in the Illinois Democratic Senate primary,...

Democrats say they are not to blame for the pain Americans increasingly feel from DHS shutdown

Congressional Democrats' more than 30-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has created chaos at airports and undermined anti-terrorism efforts, but they say it isn't their fault and they are willing to keep the shutdown going indefinitely.

‘Anger issues’: Rand Paul denounces Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin as unfit for job

Senators on Wednesday questioned whether one of their colleagues, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, has the temperament to helm the Homeland Security Department -- with Sen. Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, calling the nominee "a man with anger issues."

A man at the center of Michigan’s 2022 election petition scandal gets 4 years in prison

A man was sentenced to at least four years in prison Wednesday for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022.

Where big spending won – and lost – in the Illinois primary

It turns out it takes about $125 million to reshape a congressional delegation.

Patel says FBI is now buying Americans’ internet location data

The FBI is scooping up commercially available data, including an internet user's location, based on internet ads, Director Kash Patel said Wednesday.

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

It seemed like the stars had aligned for Republicans to get rid of their biggest targets - Georgia's touch screen voting machines.

Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.

Sen. Lee warns GOP colleagues that letting the SAVE America Act fail would be ‘suicidal’

Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican leading a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, warned his GOP colleagues Wednesday that quickly ending debate on the measure and letting it fail would be politically "suicidal."

Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she’d offered Trump before Iran war

Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government's top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.

Almost 200 House Dems vote against deporting people who commit welfare fraud

House Republicans approved a bill targeting noncitizens who commit fraud despite Democratic opposition. The measure faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

‘How do you sleep at night?’ Moreno slams ‘disgraceful’ shutdown leaving 260,000 workers without pay

Sen. Bernie Moreno slams Democrats as 'disgusting' over government shutdown blame, highlighting 260,000 DHS employees working without paychecks during crisis.

GOP governors, AGs back Trump SAVE Act push, warn system gives ‘undue influence’ to states with illegal aliens

Republican governors and attorneys general back citizenship verification through the SAVE America Act for federal elections, arguing gaps in voter registration create unfair influence.

Strikes may set Iran back — but likely won’t end nuclear program, UN watchdog chief warns

UN nuclear chief says Iran's nuclear program cannot be eliminated by airstrikes alone, with uranium stockpiles and underground facilities remaining intact.

House panel summons Soros-backed Fairfax prosecutor over releases tied to violent illegal immigrant cases

House panel summons Fairfax sheriff and Soros-funded prosecutor over alleged failures to prosecute violent illegal immigrants in sanctuary county.

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