U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán

The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for Budapest.  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior members of his government, during

DHS government shutdown is underway. Here are the services affected.

Washington — The Department of Homeland Security remains officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed.  Without funding, some DHS functions will cease, although the impact will likely be more widely felt after President’s Day

Obama: Odds are aliens are real but I saw no signs of contact while president

After setting social media abuzz by saying on a podcast over the weekend that aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn’t see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us.” During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tylor Cohen, Obama was asked, “Are aliens real?” “They’re real,” he answered,

Partial government shutdown continues amid demands for DHS reforms

Sunday marked the second day of a partial government shutdown impacting more than 260,000 government workers under the Department of Homeland Security across multiple agencies, including TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard. Democrats are calling for a ban on face coverings for immigration agents and for officers to display identification and wear body cameras. Willie

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 15, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Ed O’Keefe:  Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York Rep. Robert Garcia, Democrat of California  Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of “Face the Nation with Margaret

Tillis says Trump advisers are “not taking care of this president’s legacy”

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday that two of President Trump’s top advisers, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, “are not taking care of” Mr. Trump’s “legacy” on immigration and border security. “You’ve heard me talk about Stephen Miller, you know my opinion about