Reporter’s Notebook: Why Trump may not be able to force Congress back over the DHS shutdown
President Trump may lack constitutional authority to summon Congress back to Washington despite the nearly two-month DHS funding shutdown impasse.
GOP rep: Trump ‘not talking about obliterating innocent people’ with new Iran threat
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) defended President Trump’s warning of grave consequences for Iran if the Islamic Republic’s leaders fail to meet U.S. demands by a Tuesday evening deadline. “We’re talking about taking decisive action against Iran’s energy and civilian infrastructure,” Lawler told CNN’s John Berman on Tuesday morning. “That is what the president is…
Freedom Caucus calls for full DHS funding in GOP-only bill, rejecting Trump-endorsed plan
The House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday called to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a GOP-only budget reconciliation bill, rejecting a President Trump-endorsed two-step plan from Republican leaders. That plan would fund the bulk of the DHS, including the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, through…
Bill Gates to appear before House committee investigating Epstein
Washington — Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee for a transcribed interview as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a source familiar with the plans. The Microsoft co-founder is scheduled for questioning on June 10, the source said. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the panel’s Republican chairman, wrote
A timeline of Trump’s escalating deadlines on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump issues a fresh ultimatum to Iran, threatening strikes on infrastructure unless all vessels can transit the Strait of Hormuz freely.
Homeland Security Secretary Suggests Suspending Customs Processing at Sanctuary City Airports
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Monday suggested his department would take a “hard look” at customs operations at airports in cities with sanctuary policies. In
Jeffries calls on Republicans to ‘stop the madness’ after latest Trump Iran threat
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday called on Republican members of Congress to “stop the madness” after President Trump delivered an ominous threat toward Iran. Jeffries responded to Trump’s Truth Social post from earlier in the day, when he wrote that unless Iran does “something revolutionarily wonderful,” then a “whole civilization will die…