Justice Brett Kavanaugh voiced concern over how the border “metering” policy at the center of Supreme Court arguments on Tuesday could give people who cross into the United States illegally an advantage over those who seek asylum at ports of entry. The justices heard arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case that looks […]
Iran is levying tolls of up to $2 million on several ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to multiple reports. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has made the Strait of Hormuz central to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as it has choked off the vital oil shipping waterway for many countries’ tankers. The news […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took part in a mukbang livestream to celebrate a settlement between the city and a Taco Bell and Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee. Salz Management LLC agreed to pay over $1.5 million to settle an investigation by the city that found the franchisee violated local scheduling laws at 24 locations in […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) evaded labeling himself as a Zionist, instead expressing support for Israel and criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. In an interview with Politico published Tuesday, Newsom was asked if he considered himself a Zionist. The California governor repeated the question and avoided answering it directly, before stating he “reveres” the […]
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 […]
