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Hungary’s Orbán: Trump understands ‘Europe’s decline’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday said President Trump understands "Europe's decline" and can see "that Europe has hit the wall of a long economic dead end." The remarks come after Trump last week released his National Security Strategy, which accuses the European Union of stifling "political liberty" and seeks U.S. alignment with "patriotic European...

Highly anticipated meeting on the future of FEMA abruptly canceled

A highly anticipated meeting at which the Trump administration was expected to reveal its plans to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been abruptly canceled. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told The Hill via email that Secretary Kristi Noem found out at 12:26 p.m. EST that the meeting was canceled....

Noem accused of misleading Congress about early hearing departure to canceled meeting

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was accused of misleading House Homeland Security Committee members when she said she was departing a Thursday hearing early to attend another meeting that was actually canceled. It’s an assertion denied by Noem’s office, which said she only found out her meeting was canceled after she left the witness table....

Should due process be observed in House ethics cases? 

The House of Representatives recently debated a resolution to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), raising questions about whether members accused of wrongdoing should be entitled to due process before being punished.

Cuba condemns US seizure of oil tanker

Cuba's top diplomat on Wednesday called the U.S. Coast Guard's recent seizure of an oil tanker an "aggressive escalation" amid growing tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuela. "We condemn the vile act of piracy and the seizure by that country's military forces of a vessel carrying Venezuelan oil, which contravenes the rules of free...

More ships in Venezuela at risk of seizure

Dozens of tankers are transporting American-sanctioned oil off the coast of Venezuela, raising the possibility of further seizures after the U.S. captured an oil tanker in the Caribbean on Wednesday. More than 80 vessels loaded or waiting to load oil were in Venezuelan waters or near its coast as of Wednesday, including more than 30...

These states would benefit most from ‘Trump accounts’ for kids, report finds

The "Trump accounts" are expected to be available next year.

Leavitt accuses CNN reporter of trying to ‘push narratives’ during heated White House exchange

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sparked a heated exchange with CNN's Kaitlan Collins over Trump's inflation claims and economic messaging.

Noem confronts Democrats over NYC crime, asylum abuses as members hurl accusations

Rep. Tim Kennedy confronted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over $134 million in Urban Area Security Initiative funding cuts for New York City during a heated hearing.

23 Dems join House Republicans to kill progressive’s Trump impeachment bid

House Democrats join Republicans to defeat Rep. Al Green's Trump impeachment effort in bipartisan vote, showing a limited appetite for the symbolic gesture.

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