DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end
The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.
Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Contractors From Engaging in DEI Practices
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 26 prohibiting federal contractors and their subcontractors from engaging in practices based on the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) framework.
House Ethics panel scrutinizes Cherfilus-McCormick in rare public hearing
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
Appeals court pauses orders limiting federal agents’ use of tear gas at protests near Portland ICE building
An appeals court paused two lower court rulings that limited tear gas use on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.
US Company Produces Critical Rare Earth Material Domestically, First in Decades
A glass jar containing the rare earth metal Terbium (L) is pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialized in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Nov. 4, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Mining company Energy Fuels announced March 26 it had successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium
What perks? Lawmakers play down special treatment as airport lines grow
Many members of Congress are making clear they are waiting in TSA lines alongside everyone else.
Alaska Mine Testing Shows Ore Exceeds Military-Grade Quality
Felix Gold’s Treasure Creek Antimony Project in Alaska shows promising test results for stibnite ore. Courtesy of Felix Gold Alaska mines that supplied materials for allied forces during World War I and World War II are producing stibnite ore that exceeds U.S. military-grade quality, the company Felix Gold announced March 26. Recent tests from samples taken