Colin McDonald, the nominee for assistant Attorney General for fraud enforcement at the Department of Justice, listens at his Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Senate voted 52–47 on March 24 to confirm Colin McDonald as the first leader of the Department of
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Democrats have rejected a Republican proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extending a partial shutdown that has now entered its sixth week and intensifying pressure on both
The House Rules Committee meets to consider H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act; H. Res. 1128, Expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026; and H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026, at 4 p.m. ET
The House Rules Committee meets to consider H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act; H. Res. 1128, Expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026; and H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026, at 4 p.m. ET
Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the witness stand on March 24 in the federal trial of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), a longtime friend of his who
President Donald Trump has sworn in Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). NTD looks at the challenges he faces as he replaces Kristi Noem. An investigation into the fatal LaGuardia Airport collision is underway. Find out what the National Transportation Safety Board is focusing… Original News Source
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) speaks during a hearing with then-nominee for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Capitol Hill on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Two Democratic senators said at a Georgetown University forum on March 23 that the Senate filibuster has “outlived its usefulness” and “stymied debate,” even as their party