Schumer, Dems choose partial shutdown as negotiations hit impasse
Political standoff intensifies as Senate Democrats refuse compromise on immigration funding measures, while Senate Republicans scramble to avoid a partial shutdown on Friday.
Trump Promises ‘Very Hard’ Land Strikes Coming Against Drug Traffickers
President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office on Feb. 2, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said he would be initiating “very hard” land strikes targeting drug smugglers after a series of military strikes on boats suspected of carrying drugs intended for distribution in the United States. “By
McConnell released from hospital after weeklong stay for “flu-like symptoms”
Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital Tuesday, more than a week after he checked himself in for “flu-like symptoms,” a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican said Wednesday. “He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors,” McConnell’s spokesman said. In a Feb.
‘No One Can Cause Even the Slightest Damage to Our Missiles’: Iran Talks Tough on Ballistic Missile Program Amid Negotiations With Trump Admin
President Trump has said that a good deal with the Islamic Republic would mean ‘no nuclear weapons, no missiles’ Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Getty Images), President Donald Trump (Getty Images) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that “no one can cause even the slightest damage” to the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missiles, flatly rejecting
ICYMI: “Violent crime plummets across major U.S. cities”
“Violent crime dropped sharply across America’s biggest cities in 2025,” Axios reports — yet another resounding validation of President Donald J. Trump’s unwavering commitment to restoring law and order. After years of chaos, skyrocketing crime, and soft-on-crime policies under Biden plunged the nation’s biggest cities into anarchy and disorder, President Trump took office on a
America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of Thomas Edison
Today, we celebrate our Nation’s most prolific inventor and a man who never stopped pushing the spirit of American innovation: the legendary Thomas Edison. On what would have been his 179th birthday, we honor his life, determination, and extraordinary legacy of American entrepreneurship and ingenuity and look to his example as we continue building the
ICE director refuses to resign under pressure from Eric Swalwell not to ‘side with killers’
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons refuses to resign after Rep. Eric Swalwell's ultimatum to quit or "side with the killers" during heated House committee hearing.