Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a news conference Thursday in New York City one day after U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement officer fatally shot a U.S. citizen during an operation in Minneapolis. Noem announced the “takedown” of dozens of people suspected to be connected to the Dominican Republic-based gang Trinitarios.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday took aim at what he called a “disconnect” between Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s swift assessment of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s shooting of a Minnesota woman, and ICE director Tom Homan’s comment on “CBS Evening News” Wednesday that it would be “unprofessional to pass judgment”
A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego on Oct. 26, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters The House passed a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies on Jan. 8, adding to the political drama surrounding health care affordability since last year, when it was cited as part of the
The top of a 1040 form for an individual income tax return is seen at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, Ill., on March 23, 2006. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Americans eager to file their tax returns this year can start as soon as Jan. 26, when the IRS kicks off the 2026 filing
The Senate agreed Thursday to display a plaque recognizing the police officers who defended the Capitol during the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, a step forward in a yearslong stalemate over a law that required Congress to hang up the plaque by March 2023. Senators passed by unanimous consent a resolution that orders the Architect
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the media at Deerwood Elementary in Eagan, Minn., on Sept. 2, 2025. Walz said he considers federal prosecutors to be partners who hold criminals accountable. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on Thursday that the Trump administration has cut state investigators out of the probe into an
The House of Representatives side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a package of three bills on Jan. 8 that fund multiple agencies. The tally was 397–28. It now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. We