Senate Democrats on Tuesday rejected a new proposal from Senate Republicans endorsed by President Trump to fund almost all of the Department of Homeland Security but set aside some funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end the partial government shutdown that has now stretched to 39 days. Read more here. |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine were “disappointed” by the idea of a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire with Iran, President Trump said Tuesday.
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President Trump installed his new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), on Tuesday afternoon. But a compromise plan to reopen his department is teetering.
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday drew attention to an unusually large oil stock trade that occurred moments before President Trump announced a five-day pause on previously threatened energy infrastructure strikes in Iran, indicating it appeared be a case of insider trading. Read more. |
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel assisting with airport operations is a “test run” for the 2026 midterms. Read more. |
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that long lines at airport security checkpoints caused by the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown delayed investigators arriving at the scene of a deadly collision between a jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia International Airport.
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The U.S. government has issued a “worldwide caution” alert for American travelers, with the conflict against Iran nearing the one-month mark.
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Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard “lost all credibility” with President Trump for initially opposing the U.S. raid to capture ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, is bashing a proposal that some GOP colleagues are floating to reopen the Department of Homeland Security by funding emergency removal operations through a budget reconciliation package as a “pipe dream.”
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