Washington — The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, but Senate Democrats blocked similar legislation across the Capitol, meaning the partial government shutdown will continue for now. The House approved the measure to fund DHS through September in a 221 to 209 vote. Earlier in the day, the
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give a press briefing with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command leading U.S. forces in the Middle East, as the war against Iran continued for a sixth day. Thursday’s briefing comes one day after Hegseth said the mission, named Operation Epic Fury, against Iran was
The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, a senior Pentagon official and a source directly familiar with the situation told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts. The Trump administration and Anthropic — the only AI company deployed on the Pentagon’s classified
Washington — Legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security stumbled again in the Senate on Thursday, despite warnings from Republicans that ending the partial government shutdown has grown more urgent since the beginning of the war with Iran. In a 51 to 45 vote, the Senate failed for a third time to reach a
Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and will be replaced by GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Trump announced on Truth Social Thursday. The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending and as Congress has allowed the department’s funding to lapse. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly
Washington — House GOP leadership called on Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to end his campaign for reelection over a scandal stemming from his affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. “The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales’s conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has
A pair of tech investors, with the legal backing of a former Justice Department prosecutor, have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of failing to enforce a law that required TikTok to either separate from its China-based owner or face a ban in the United States. The 33-page lawsuit, which was filed Thursday