House Rejects Bill Aimed at Preventing Future Midair Collisions, Such as DC Crash

A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 1, 2025. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo The House on Feb.

New York Times ‘Fact-Checks’ Trump’s State of the Union—Before He Delivers the Address

Progress on inflation, immigration, crime and jobs? All imaginary, the Times insists Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Nancy Pelosi (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) February 24, 2026 image/svg+xml Before the State of the Union address, politicians and interest groups from the party opposite the president sometimes offer “prebuttals,” denunciations of the president’s remarks even before

Friend of U.S. citizen killed by ICE agent disputed official account of shooting

The close friend of a 23-year-old American citizen and Texas resident who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last year disputed officials’ account of the fatal shooting in a declaration he dictated to the slain man’s lawyers. Ruben Ray Martinez died in March 2025 after being shot in South Padre Island, Texas.

Jeffries digs in on DHS funding: No deal without ICE reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is digging in against funding for the Homeland Security Department (DHS), saying Democrats will continue to oppose any more money for the agency without strong reforms governing the conduct of federal immigration officers. “We believe immigration enforcement should be fair and just and humane. That’s what the American people…