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Republicans reject calls to change DHS funding bill

Republicans are rejecting calls from Democrats to make changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill, arguing that avoiding an impending government shutdown is the top priority. Democrats are calling for broad reforms to Immigration and Customs

GOP confidence in ICE declines in January: Poll

Fewer Republicans say in a new poll that they have confidence in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. In the Economist/YouGov survey, conducted this past weekend, 60

Trump approval among independent voters hits new low: Poll

President Trump’s support from independent voters dropped to a new low across both terms in office, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The survey, conducted over the weekend, shows Trump’s net job approval among independents at negative 40 percentage points, with 27

Patel’s Remarks Conflict With Minnesota Gun Law

Minnesota allows individuals with a permit to carry a gun in public, concealed or not, and there is no state law against having a gun while at a demonstration. That contradicts FBI Director Kash Patel's claim suggesting that "you cannot bring" a loaded firearm "to any sort of

Trump on Bovino: ‘A pretty out there kind of guy’

President Trump on Tuesday referred to Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino as “a pretty out there kind of guy” when asked if his decision to have Bovino leave Minneapolis was a “pull back.” Trump said in some cases being “out there” was “good” and then suggested that may have

Judge dismisses DOJ bid to obtain Oregon voter rolls

A federal judge in Oregon dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the state for refusing to provide its unredacted voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, an appointee of former President Biden, is set to issue a written opinion in the coming

Collins asks Noem to pause ICE operations in Maine, Minnesota

Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R ) on Tuesday said she had asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to pause Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in her home state and in Minnesota. "I asked her to pause the operations in both Maine and Minnesota so that they

US withdrawal from Paris Agreement takes effect

The U.S. is officially out of the Paris Agreement, a global climate pact that seeks to limit the Earth’s rising temperatures. Trump moved to pull the U.S. from the global agreement on his first day in office. However, the withdrawal takes a year to go into effect and the United

Trump on Alex Pretti shooting: 'You can't walk in with guns'

President Trump said Tuesday that Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday, should not have carried a firearm on him. “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House for Iowa. The

Carney says he told Trump he meant what he said at Davos

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney doubled down on his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week, during which he backed Greenland’s sovereignty and pushed back on President Trump’s tariff agenda. “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the