President Trump said on Monday he intends to leave the basic structure of the Kennedy Center intact during upcoming renovations which are expected to last two years and cost upwards of $200 million. “I’m not ripping it down. I’ll be using the steel,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after announcing a new strategic...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that all federal immigration officers in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras while in the field. Noem wrote on the social platform X that she spoke with White House border czar Tom Homan, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons and Customs and...
A federal judge declined to compel federal officials to preserve all evidence in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, voicing confidence Monday that court intervention isn’t needed. “Plaintiffs identify reasonable concerns regarding Defendants’ ability and willingness to preserve and maintain the integrity of the evidence in their possession related to Mr. Pretti’s shooting,” wrote U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud, “but...
Republicans are stepping up their warnings about the midterms after a stunning Democratic upset in Texas over the weekend. The Republican Party was already grappling with growing backlash to a pair of immigration-related shootings in Minneapolis before Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s shock win in a state Senate race in the Lone Star State on Saturday. Multiple...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday expressed optimism about the House approving a funding package to end the partial government shutdown despite demands from conservatives, saying that he is not asking President Trump to call those Republican holdouts to get the deal over the finish line. Johnson said he thinks the House will approve the...
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer sounded the alarm for the GOP over a recent Texas special election, saying, “this is a problem.” “I've always said that special elections are special, so I texted a bunch of Texas folks, elected officials, etcetera, and said, ‘Okay, tell me how much I should be concerned about...
The NFL says it is looking into documents showing New York Giants owner Steve Tisch's communications with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The league is aware of the reports and Steve’s response," the league said in a statement given to multiple media outlets. "Our office will look into the matter to understand the facts.”...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced immediate body camera deployment for all federal Minneapolis officers, with nationwide expansion planned as funding allows.
Department of Homeland Security says its weekend ICE roundup targeted the “worst of the worst," including repeat pedophiles and people convicted of deadly conduct and aggravated assault.