The partial government shutdown that went into effect Saturday is throwing the fate of oversight at the Department of Homeland Security into peril, with the department’s independent watchdog warning...
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns Sunday over President Trump going after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) earlier this week, chalking it up to a friendly disagreement. The president called the Oklahoma governor a “RINO” — or a "Republican in name only" — on Wednesday after Stitt announced that the National Governors Association (NGA), which...
The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up its spending ahead of the midterm elections after accumulating a massive war chest in the wake of several key wins in 2024. The industry’s leading super PAC network, Fairshake, had more than $193 million in cash on hand at the start of 2026 and has already announced several of its targets this cycle — boosting Rep. Barry Moore...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) reiterated Sunday that he will not support Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, until the Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. “I've tried to make it very clear that I have no intention of supporting any confirmation of any Fed board...
Chaos erupted at a Maryland county meeting after officials endorsed an ICE detention center, forcing officials to cut a TV broadcast as protesters whistled and chanted.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused SAVE America Act opponents of wanting illegal immigrants to vote while pushing federal citizenship rules.
Trump accuses Biden of leaving military equipment behind during Afghanistan withdrawal, calling it an "embarrassment" while claiming different approach.
Democratic leaders Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez blast Trump at Munich Security Conference, positioning for potential 2028 runs while criticizing his agenda.
President Donald Trump recounted the military operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro during a Fort Bragg, North Carolina, event honoring U.S. special forces Friday.
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean Boller ousted from Trump's Religious Liberty Commission amid controversy over her remarks at a hearing on antisemitism.
Republicans may not be able to make good on the five seats they hope to net from Texas' new congressional map, according to an immigration group that says the GOP is counting on Hispanics who are slipping away.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, but few details were publicly released about what the two diplomats discussed.
President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players - one posthumously - for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
A federal judge in Minneapolis on Friday ordered the dismissal of felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government's version of events.
