The Trump administration defended the move as empowering law enforcement. A group of Quaker congregations have sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that it is infringing on their religious freedom by allowing arrests of illegal immigrants at their meetings. The lawsuit, filed in the District of Maryland on Jan. 27, reads: “Allowing armed
The Senate in a 56-42 vote on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), joined all Republicans in supporting Zeldin’s nomination. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin shortly after his election victory in November, calling the former New
The former New York congressman will lead the agency whose budget and scope the Trump administration is certain to slash. Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which, under President Donald Trump, is expected to see a significant slash in regulatory oversight and
Menendez’s wife Nadine Menendez was also indicted, and she is scheduled to be put on trial on March 18. Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted in a corruption trial. Menendez, who was in Congress for 31 years, was found guilty last July for accepting
‘It’s not inflationary,’ Lutnick told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Commerce Department, endorsed across-the-board tariffs to correct unfair global trade during his Jan. 29 confirmation hearing. After returning to the White House more than a week ago, Trump has yet to outline his tariff plans. Since
ICE has already detained thousands of illegal immigrants since Trump’s inauguration Democratic strategist Jenna Arnold voiced a concern Tuesday over the Trump administration’s mass deportations: How will Americans get blueberries? “I can’t wait until American women can’t get blueberries for their smoothies,” Arnold said on CNN NewsNight. “I cannot wait until there is a full
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act as his administration’s first piece of legislation, fulfilling his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration. The law requires federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants accused of theft, burglary, or assaulting a law enforcement officer, and allows states to sue the Department of