Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is following his “instincts” in going “far to the left” to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Newsom compared Israel to an “apartheid state” while promoting his memoir in Los Angeles on Tuesday, suggesting its current leadership has pushed the United States toward a […]
President Donald Trump all but declared plans Thursday that the United States will turn its focus to Cuba after finishing his military campaign in Iran, saying “we want to do that special — Cuba.” Trump, speaking at a White House ceremony honoring the 2025 MLS Cup champion Inter Miami FC, first gave an update on […]
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison suggested his company is planning to keep CNN and CBS News as separate brands Thursday after ultimately merging with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ever since Paramount beat Netflix in its higher bid to acquire WBD last week, media industry figures have raised concerns about how the to-be-combined company will manage CNN […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is familiar with public conflicts in Congress, as he faces another one over his confirmation as the next Homeland Security secretary. President Donald Trump tapped Mullin, a former professional wrestler who trained as an MMA fighter, to become the next DHS secretary on Thursday, replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 31. […]
Senate Democrats aren’t backing down from their shutdown demands to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite President Donald Trump on Thursday firing Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary and nominating Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Democrats concede Mullin presents an “upgrade” from Noem’s rocky handling of the agency and Trump’s deportation […]
President Donald Trump dodged a rebuke of his authorization of strikes against Iran, this time in the House, after a handful of centrist Democrats voted to tank a bipartisan war powers resolution. The resolution, sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), failed 219-212. Four Democrats joined almost all Republicans in voting against […]
Republican lawmakers are celebrating President Donald Trump’s choice to tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s replacement while thanking Noem for her leadership. Trump announced Noem’s firing on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, designating her as the new “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new Western Hemisphere security […]
If Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is confirmed as President Donald Trump’s next head of homeland security, Oklahoma law would trigger a special election that will likely occur during the 2026 midterm elections to fill the remainder of his Senate term. Mullin, a Republican who was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving in the […]
The door may be closing on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s tenure in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, but another remains open: running for Senate in her home state of South Dakota, as the filing deadline has not yet passed. Speculation that Noem could mount a run sparked Thursday after President Donald Trump announced he was […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said Thursday that he is “excited” about President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate him to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. After hearing the news himself, the senator revealed he spoke to his father and wife first. “I had to call my dad … because it happened pretty quick, right? I […]
