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Watch live: Markwayne Mullin sworn in to lead DHS

President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will host a swearing-in ceremony for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who was confirmed on Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump tapped Mullin late last month to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi

Comer: ICE at airports will 'drive Democrats crazy'

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) commended President Trump’s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports across the country this week to manage airport staffing shortages resulting from a month-long partial government

White House says Trump will back emerging DHS deal

President Trump is on board with the Republican-backed effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security without money for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal and enforcement efforts, the White House confirmed to The Hill. The proposed plan would involve using the

Wright: We have a 'few more levers' to lower gas prices

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday said the U.S. has a "few more levers" to lower gas prices after they skyrocketed in the weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign on Iran late last month. "There’s things we can do on refinery efficiencies," Wright

Iran and Taiwan: A tale of two straits

The comprehensive strategy of the the new axis of evil is succeeding — at least, to a limited extent. The swarming, Lilliputian approach of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran against the American Gulliver (the Great Satan, by the Islamic Republic’s telling) has already stoked

Homan on ICE at airports: 'We're going to arrest criminals'

White House border czar Tom Homan said Monday that federal immigration officers will make arrests at airports, where they are assisting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. “We’re going to arrest criminals going through the airport. We’re going to look for

The SAVE America Act is bad news for Republicans

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act) is a poorly-crafted and undemocratic piece of legislation that would not solve a non-existent problem of voter fraud, but instead would disenfranchise millions of voters, including Republicans.

Kalshi, Polymarket roll out new insider trading bans

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rolling out new insider trading bans, the companies said Monday. Kalshi in its announcement said that it was “launching new technological guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, and other relevant people from

US Park Police officer wounded in DC shooting

A U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday evening in southeast Washington, D.C., authorities said. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters Monday that officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, near the border with

Oklahoma governor makes pick to replace Mullin in Senate

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to represent the state in the Senate, replacing outgoing Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R), who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At a Tuesday press conference announcing

Trump Voted By Mail Again While Blasting It

President Donald Trump has once again voted by mail while railing against so-called “mail-in cheating.” Trump, who has staunchly opposed mail-in voting as part of his delusions of mass voter fraud, voted by mail in a special election in Florida, according to The New York Times

Explosion rocks Texas oil refinery

A fire at Valero's largest oil refinery in Texas was put out on Tuesday after an explosion prompted a shelter-in-place order for residents in the area. The explosion occurred at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, around 90 miles east of Houston. Mayor Charlotte Moses told

Trump administration launches two more Harvard probes

The Trump administration announced on Monday two new civil rights investigations into Harvard, ramping up its latest attacks against the country’s oldest and richest university. The Education Department said it is investigating Title VI violations, alleging Harvard has used