The Trump administration is ramping up enforcement against individuals who take part in “birth tourism,” which involves traveling to the United States for the sole purpose of having a baby on U.S. soil and automatically receiving U.S. citizenship for the child. Federal law enforcement agencies, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are […]

President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, will face a high-stakes confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, as Republicans confront a narrow margin and lingering questions about his independence from the White House. Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general after Pam Bondi was ousted in April, will […]

The trio of candidates vying to replace Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) has, at least so far, not sought their endorsements, the outgoing senators told the Washington Examiner. The moves, or lack thereof, from the possible successors offer windows into GOP campaign strategies and lingering party tensions after contentious […]

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is a federal agency with a nondescript, perhaps even boring, name, but officials are pitching themselves to the American people as the “coolest and best government agency that you’ve never heard of.” Founded by President Donald Trump during his first administration, the DFC was established to “combat and serve […]