Washington — Legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security stumbled again in the Senate on Thursday, despite warnings from Republicans that ending the partial government shutdown has grown more urgent since the beginning of the war with Iran. In a 51 to 45 vote, the Senate failed for a third time to reach a
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Thursday ripped into Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby over his “gross” and “disingenuous” testimony during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Turner, who had asked Colby if the Trump administration applies NATO’s Article 5 to all of the alliance’s countries, grew frustrated with his previous response to a similar question,
The political standoff over DHS deepened as Democrats held firm on ICE reforms, while frustrated Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused them of playing politics.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled “Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State: Evaluating Promotion and Placement” at 2 p.m. ET on March 5. Sarah McKemey, senior bureau official in the State Department’s Bureau of Human Resour… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Shipping cranes stand above container ships loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2026 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images More than 20 states filed a lawsuit on March 5 in federal court against President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs. The Democratic state attorneys general and governors argue in
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he is replacing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in a move that will go into
Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and will be replaced by GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Trump announced on Truth Social Thursday. The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending and as Congress has allowed the department’s funding to lapse. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly