Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is running into early resistance to passing elements of the SAVE America Act through reconciliation, a party-line budget process that will require near-unanimity among Republicans in both the House and the Senate. On Monday evening, Trump backed off his demand that the voter ID legislation be passed alongside funding […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would likely not be happy with any deal struck on Capitol Hill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. When asked if he would sign a deal that would fund most of the DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation operations, Trump told reporters he would be “pretty […]
National authorities across Europe are on alert as an emerging terrorist group claims responsibility for attacks in the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and elsewhere. Four Jewish ambulances were set ablaze in a London suburb on Monday, and a car in a Jewish neighborhood of Antwerp, Belgium, was torched later that same night — terrorist organization […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are involved in ongoing peace talks with Iran. The president had originally tapped special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to lead talks with Tehran. However, Iranian officials refused to negotiate with Witkoff and Kushner, according […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith sought sweeping phone data tied to FBI Director Kash Patel and multiple Republican lawmakers, according to newly released records, drawing fresh scrutiny to the Biden administration-era investigation into President Donald Trump and his allies. Documents made public Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) reveal that Smith’s team […]
Former Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as the ninth secretary of homeland security on Tuesday, replacing Kristi Noem. “With Secretary Mullin at DHS, we will continue our record-setting efforts to deport these illegal alien criminals from our country, and we are doing it at record levels, despite a very unfair court system,” President […]
House Republicans are eyeing a workaround to advance election reforms through a party-line spending package as the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act stalls in the Senate. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) is pushing a financial incentive model to get states to adopt many of the proposals tucked within the doomed bill. Steil’s proposals […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) doubted that there would be an “uptick” in movers to Florida in response to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. DeSantis said Florida received “a very high-end migration” from California residents in recent years, but he doesn’t know if a similar migration will happen with New York City residents. Mamdani won […]
President Donald Trump will swear in Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next homeland security secretary at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Oval Office. KEVIN STITT APPOINTS ALAN ARMSTRONG TO FILL MULLIN’S SENATE SEAT Mullin’s swearing-in ceremony comes as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown moves into its sixth week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers […]
First lady Melania Trump called on first spouses around the world to commit to empowering the next generation through technology and education at the Fostering the Future Together’s inaugural summit. Trump launched the coalition in September to bring world leaders together to enhance children’s well-being through education and innovation. The group gathered at the State […]
