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 Oklahoma’s Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin is on track to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary in a Senate vote on March 23. He
The White House turned down a Monday morning meeting with a bipartisan group of senators who have been negotiating an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions. “Hopefully, a meeting gets set soon once Senate Republicans and the White House get on the same
The Iran conflict is disrupting oil flows China relies on as Trump delays a planned Xi meeting, raising new questions about leverage and the broader U.S.–China relationship.
Kyiv — The White House wants Congress to provide at least $200 billion more in funding for the war in Iran, and President Trump says that’s partly due to aid for Ukraine having depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles as it fends off Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion. “This is a very volatile world,” Mr. Trump said Thursday.
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 17, 2026. Atta Kenare/ AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 23 that his administration is not negotiating with Iran’s top leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in ongoing talks and dismissed statements made by Iranian state-run media that talks
The judge's order order halts Trump officials from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia — extending a high-stakes, 12-month court fight over the status of one migrant.
Today, President Donald J. Trump travels to Memphis to highlight the remarkable progress in restoring safety to a city long ranked among the nation’s most dangerous. Under President Trump’s leadership, the Memphis Safe Task Force — a decisive, aggressive federal intervention involving the National Guard and a host of federal agencies — has crushed violent