Noem faces bipartisan criticism of immigration record at Senate hearing

Sen. Thom Tillis speaks as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, heavily criticized the DHS secretary for her handling of immigration enforcement, using his allotted time for a “performance evaluation,” rather than a

DOJ reverses course, will now defend Trump executive orders targeting law firms

Washington — The Justice Department is walking back its move to end its appeals of lower-court decisions that invalidated President Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms — just hours after it said it would drop its defense of the directives. The Justice Department informed the U.S. appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that it

Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said the country’s air defenses had intercepted 11 ballistic missiles and 123 drones on Tuesday alone as Iran continued lashing out at Gulf nations in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli assault.  The ministry said one missile landed in UAE territory but caused no human casualties. Since the start

4 Takeaways From Noem’s Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified in a contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3. She addressed issues including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, possible domestic Iranian sleeper cells in the United States, and finding missing children. We had a problem loading this article. Please