President Donald Trump will make an announcement at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. WHERE GOVERNMENT FUNDING TALKS STAND AS CONGRESS CAREENS TOWARD PARTIAL SHUTDOWN The announcement follows Trump holding a Cabinet meeting earlier Thursday.  During the meeting, Senate Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, threatening a […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said appropriations bills will not move forward until there is a drastic shift in the Trump administration‘s immigration operations. “Dramatic change is needed within the Department of Homeland Security before any appropriations bill related to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] proceeds,” Jeffries said at his […]

The United Kingdom and China are cutting some red tape on travel and imports as both nations seek to counterbalance the mercurial United States, sweeping concerns about Beijing’s conduct under the rug for now. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer played nice with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping on Thursday at the Great Hall of the […]

The Department of Justice has filed a federal criminal complaint against Anthony James Kazmierczak, the man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with apple cider vinegar at a Minneapolis town hall event. An FBI special agent filed the complaint and accompanying affidavit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on Wednesday. […]