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
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
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
Two sources familiar with the U.S. military’s use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran — and is still using it. The Pentagon has not said exactly how the AI tool is being deployed, but it’s being used despite a government-wide ban on
The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, three U.S. military officials with direct knowledge of Iran’s attack told CBS News. At least six Americans were killed in a strike on a tactical operations center
14m ago House committee to consider DHS funding bill today, teeing up vote this week The House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider a measure to fund DHS on Tuesday afternoon, which would tee up a vote in the House later this week. The move will put pressure on Democrats to vote to reopen
When the National Capital Planning Commission convenes later this week, the panel is expected to rubber stamp President Trump’s East Wing plans. But the Trump-friendly commission will also face a skeptical public, some of whom are expected to register their dismay over the nearly 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition. About 100 people, including architects, preservation experts and