The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times For the fourth time, the Senate failed to move forward with a bill on March 20 to fund the Department of Homeland Security, extending a partial shutdown that has now lasted more than a month. The latest procedural vote was 47-37
As Radical Left Democrats force the Department of Homeland Security shutdown into its 35th day, everyday Americans are bearing the cost. More than 100,000 DHS employees — including 50,000 TSA officers — are working without paychecks for the third time in six months, leading to skyrocketing resignations and massive callouts that have crippled airports across
The federal government is suing Harvard over what the Justice Department’s complaint calls the university’s “toothless non-response to the ongoing relentless antisemitic on-campus discrimination.” The suit was announced with a traditional press release that included quotes from Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The assistant attorney general
The DOJ, FBI and IRS are investigating nonprofit groups the Trump administration says are funding political violence, under a directive known as NSPM-7.
Washington — The Senate on Friday again failed to move forward with legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, extending the shutdown that has snarled air travel around the country. In a 47 to 37 vote, the legislation failed to reach the 60-vote threshold it needed to advance. Sixteen senators did not vote. Democratic
A closed-door meeting with border czar Tom Homan signals possible movement in the 35-day DHS shutdown, even as Senate Democrats blocked another funding vote Friday.
Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he’s worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues. “They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime,” he said during a panel discussion with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”