Washington — Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they demand new restrictions on President Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a White House
Chappell Roan announced Monday that she’s left her talent agency after its CEO was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice. The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed overwhelmingly by Congress in November compelled the Department of Justice to release all the documents in its
Iranian Navy warship IRIS Sahand in the Strait of Hormuz on April 30, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images The United States on Feb. 9 issued updated guidance to commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz as tensions persist between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The strait, partly within Iran’s territorial waters, is
Updated 6:00 AM Hearing came together following Pretti’s death The committee initially sought testimony from the leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Jan. 15. But after Pretti’s killing on Jan. 24, the committee chairman, Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York, wrote to the leaders “formally memorializing this previous invitation.” Garbarino said in a
A pedestrian walks past an insurance agency that offers Affordable Care Act plans in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2021. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and enhanced subsidies approved by Congress in 2021, enrollment more than doubled, reaching a record 24.3 million in 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has unveiled
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands, as they attend a joint press conference, in Yerevan, Armenia, on Feb. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Reuters Armenia and the United States have agreed to partner on civil nuclear energy, a deal that could mean billions in American exports. Armenian Prime
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them.” In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump also demands that Canada “treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”