Jeffries rejects Republican bid to fund DHS amid Iran conflict

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) dismissed a GOP effort to fund the Homeland Security Department (DHS) this week, saying President Trump’s decision to attack Iran has no bearing on the Democrats’ push to constrain federal immigration agents. “Donald Trump launches an unauthorized war in the Middle East. He characterizes it as endless. He decides

House Republican: ‘We’re seeing … multiple definitions’ for Iran mission

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Monday said the Trump administration has not effectively explained the U.S. military objective in Iran, accusing the White House of giving “multiple definitions.” CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins asked Davidson if the Trump administration “has done a good enough job” in offering an explanation for its strikes on Iran since Saturday….

LIVE NOW: Rubio, Hegseth, Others Speak to Press During Congress’s Briefing on Iran War

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine brief the Senate at 2:30 p.m. ET and the House at 5 p.m. ET on March 3 on “Operation Epic Fury” and the conflict in Iran. “Operation Epic Fury”

Rubio, Hegseth, Others Speak to Press During Senate Briefing on Iran War

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine brief the Senate at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 3 on Operation Epic Fury, a U.S. military operation targeting Iran, and the situation in Iran. Original News Source Link

Democrat mocks Mullin for remarks on ‘smell’ and ‘taste’ of war: ‘Call of Duty doesn’t count’

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) went after Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) over comments he made about the U.S. operation against Iran, asking the senator “what the actual f—” he was “talking about.” During a Monday appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports,” Mullin said, “The loss of life, when the president first came out and he talked…

4 Takeaways From Noem’s Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified in a contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3. She addressed issues including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, possible domestic Iranian sleeper cells in the United States, and finding missing children. We had a problem loading this article. Please

Virginia Early Voting on Redistricting Set to Begin After Court Clears Path

A polling place at Emerick Elementary School during the general elections in Purcellville, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Early voting in Virginia’s special election on a redistricting referendum is set to begin Friday after a Lynchburg Circuit Court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to clarify whether local officials