Washington — President Trump on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that he wants Bill Pulte, his controversial pick to run the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to “start the process” of eliminating some workers and shrinking the office. Mr. Trump told the Journal that the ODNI, which oversees the nation’s 18 intelligence
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked a series of Trump administration measures that have prevented federal officials from granting asylum, green cards and other legal immigration benefits to many immigrants in the U.S. In a 135-page opinion, Chief Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island found the sweeping
An anti-police group involved in the unrest outside of an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars stemming from Garden State taxpayers, a Washington Free Beacon review has found. For nearly two weeks, protesters have gathered outside Delaney Hall demanding that ICE close the facility and release
New Jersey state police arrest protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration detention center, during a curfew, in Newark, New Jersey, on May 31, 2026. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 4 announced a $12 million increase to the state’s fund for immigrant
‘After the story went up I began to ask … wait, where are the stories from the other women?’ Platner’s ex says New York Times (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images), Graham Platner (Joe Raedle/Getty Images), Lyndsey Fifield (american.edu) An ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D.) accused the New York Times of omitting sexual
Washington — The Senate on Friday blocked an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies, meaning Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire on June 12 without further intervention. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a
An Amazon Web Services data center near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va., on July 17, 2024. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Three House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have asked senior White House science advisers and the FBI to brief Congress on allegations that foreign adversaries, including China-linked actors, are trying to slow the buildout of