Neither side is close to a deal to end the DHS shutdown, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. Republicans want a temporary funding extension, while Democrats want to carve out ICE. ... Read full Story
A statue of President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as the characters Jack and Rose from the movie “Titanic” has appeared on the National Mall. The statue depicts Trump as Jack and Epstein as Rose in a scene from the movie where Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s characters, who fall in love, stand... ... Read full Story
A US appeals court intervened at the last minute to greenlight Trump's third-country deportation policy from taking force, handing the administration a win — if only temporarily. ... Read full Story
President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. Trump first stopped in Cincinnati before heading to a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed the incumbent's primary opponent, Ed Gallrein. While in Ohio,... ... Read full Story
Epstein accountant Richard Kahn testified he saw no payments to Donald Trump, as House Oversight Chair James Comer reveals five major figures who funded Jeffrey Epstein. ... Read full Story
Dorothy McAuliffe, the wife of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, entered the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on Wednesday. ... Read full Story
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill to ban the abortion pill mifepristone, calling it "inherently dangerous" and citing research on serious side effects. ... Read full Story
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dismissed a report that the Trump administration “miscalculated” the impact its military operations against Iran would have on the global oil market. Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran at the end of February, oil futures have fluctuated dramatically, spiking by almost 20 percent on Sunday evening before reversing... ... Read full Story
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil issued a stark warning in a Fox News opinion piece published Wednesday about his detention and free speech rights. In his piece titled, “The US government targeted me for my political speech. It could happen to you, too,” Khalil said, “Throughout my 104 days in federal detention, during which I missed... ... Read full Story
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he was not aware of a military investigation that found the U.S. was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an all-girls Iranian elementary school on the first day of the war. “I don’t know about that,” Trump said when asked about the investigation’s findings, which came out... ... Read full Story
Trump demands Senate Republicans pass SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but GOP leaders say they lack votes for filibuster. ... Read full Story
The State Department said Wednesday that more than 43,000 Americans have safely returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28. The department added that it has completed more than three dozen charter flights and has specifically evacuated thousands of Americans from the region. It also noted... ... Read full Story
Senate Democrats on Wednesday seemingly sought to turn the tables on Republicans, asking for unanimous consent to pass a bill to fund agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that do not conduct immigration enforcement. Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, asked for unanimous consent for a measure... ... Read full Story
President Trump said the U.S. needs to do “more of the same” when asked on Wednesday what he needs militarily for the operation in Iran to end. “Right now, they’ve lost their navy. They’ve lost their air force. They have no anti-aircraft apparatus at all. They have no radar. Their leaders are gone, and we... ... Read full Story
The House GOP lawmaker is the first to enter a likely crowded race for the open seat as Mullin awaits confirmation to be the next DHS secretary. ... Read full Story
GOP Rep. Kevin Hern launches his Oklahoma Senate bid to replace DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin, vowing to be a "loyal ally" to President Trump’s "America First" agenda. ... Read full Story
President Trump continued to lob pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to find votes to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on Wednesday, saying Thune has "got to be a leader." “Well, he’s got to be a leader. If he’s a leader, he’s got to get them,” Trump told reporters at... ... Read full Story
The United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an all-girls Iranian elementary school, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing military investigation. The Feb. 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building, which killed at least 175 people, most of them children, was due to a targeting error by the... ... Read full Story