Homeland Security Sec. Kristin Noem has suspended deportation protections to roughly 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S., reversing an extension provided under the Biden administration. The order from Noem on Tuesday, signed the same day that she gave her opening remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security, affects various clusters of Venezuelans. President...

Police in New Orleans are increasing security measures as the city gears up to host the upcoming Super Bowl nearly a month after a deadly New Year's Day terror attack. In a release Tuesday, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) said it would be ramping up law enforcement activity in the French Quarter and Bourbon...

When research is stopped, or even paused, it has real effects on our lives.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said it’s “unfortunate” that she has to comfort citizens in her state who live in fear due to “reckless” government.  “It's unfortunate that I have to hold countless numbers of individuals in my arms crying because we have a government right now that is reckless,” James said during...

Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss the appeal in the Mar-a-Lago prosecution, pushing to bring an end to the Trump classified documents case. The motion, which comes after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the state assigned a new prosecutor to the case, still needs to be approved by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...

Republican Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) suggested that students should get jobs to pay for their lunches as the federal funding freeze proposed by President Trump threatens nutrition support for children across the country. McCormick joined CNN’s Pamela Brown for an interview, conducted Tuesday after the announcement, and he highlighted how he worked his way through...

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick became visibly emotional at his confirmation hearing Wednesday as he recalled the more than 650 employees — including his brother, Gary — from his firm who were killed in New York City on 9/11. “As you can imagine, the pain we suffered with Gary and 657...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) plans to be at the White House on Wednesday to attend President Trump’s signing of the Laken Riley Act, which seeks to detain migrants charged with some non-violent crimes, and was passed both chambers last week.  “I believe a secure border creates a more secure nation and it’s just common sense....

Leveling and rebuilding buildings will take several years. But restoring communities will take much longer.

President Trump's executive actions, including a freeze on federal grants and a buyout offer to federal employees, have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, while his pick for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is set for a confirmation hearing, and House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a challenging week.