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Ball is in the GOP’s court on DHS funding standoff, House minority leader says

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he's not confident Congress will strike a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded and it's up to Republicans to break the stalemate.

Hesitation is no longer US policy

For years, hostile regimes have tested the limits of American resolve, calculating that the United States would avoid confrontation even when its security interests were directly threatened. President Donald Trump has now upended that calculation. The recent U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, followed by tough diplomacy, combined with Trump’s clear warnings to […]

Jeffries says GOP ‘finally showed some backbone’ in criticizing Trump for racist video of Obamas

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday his GOP colleagues in Congress “finally showed some backbone” in pushing back against a video President Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening portraying former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. “It was a disgusting video. And the president was rightly and appropriately...

Trump rips Olympic skier over remarks about representing US

President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this week. "U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

The US prison system isn’t working — here’s what we can learn from other countries

That is not a series of bad individual choices. It is a system producing a revolving door. 

Trump admin urges Newsom to honor ICE detainers for more than 33K criminal illegal immigrants

Trump administration officials urge California's Newsom not to release 33,000 criminal immigrants without notifying ICE for deportation proceedings.

Second federal judge blocks IRS from sharing addresses with ICE

A federal judge blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE, citing privacy violations and potential for wrongful arrests in immigrant communities.

Nigeria’s first lady says US strikes were a ‘blessing,’ welcomes collaboration with Trump

Nigeria's First Lady is seeking a stronger U.S. partnership against terrorism as lawmakers debate ongoing violence affecting Christian communities nationwide.

No, the White House Should Not Take Up the Cause of AI Pessimism

The goal should be to allay the public’s concerns as much as possible, not to fuel them.

I Was Jailed for 18 Months Under the FACE Act. It’s Time to Repeal This Unconstitutional Law

The FACE Act is being used against Don Lemon but could be weaponized against pro-life activists like me again.

U.S. sanctions Iran’s oil shadow fleet as nuke talks start

The Trump administration is sanctioning parts of Iran's energy sector while talks over Tehran's nuclear ambitions unfold in Oman.

5 questions about Virginia’s tax debate

Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have introduced bills to raise taxes on millionaires (creating new brackets with rates up to 10% for those earning over $1 million), impose a 3.8% tax on investment income, add an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and expand sales taxes to services like gym memberships, nail care, tattoos, dog grooming, dry cleaning and landscaping.

Democrats float breaking up DHS bill: Funding TSA, FEMA, other agencies except ICE and border patrol

Democrats refusing to pass a Department of Homeland Security spending bill without changes to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations want to split up the bill to fund other essential agencies while negotiations continue.

DHS tallies all the criminal migrants California let go from prisons, jails since Trump took office

California's failure to honor ICE deportation "detainer" requests has led to 4,561 migrants with criminal records being released back into communities since President Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday as it begged the state to cooperate in turning people over.

Trump team reverses course after posting video depicting Obamas as monkeys

The White House has taken down a widely criticized video posted to President Trump's Truth Social account that featured former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes.

Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard’s role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is not worried that the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office could taint the FBI's investigation.

Tim Scott’s rare Trump rebuke exposes GOP loyalty limits

Sen. Tim Scott faced a difficult decision Friday: condemn the president he enthusiastically endorsed, or stay silent on a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

Trump administration, investors bet big on futuristic energy strategy

Nuclear fusion companies, backed by the Trump administration, are racing to build futuristic power plants that produce what industry experts call the ultimate sustainable energy source.

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