President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed Monday that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) received a terminal diagnosis for a heart problem, prompting concerns about the House GOP’s super-slim majority and leading Trump to connect the congressman to care at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Trump talked about Dunn’s health during a press…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is launching an effort to force a vote on legislation to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus funding for the immigration enforcement agencies at the center of controversy on Capitol Hill. In a letter delivered Monday to fellow Democrats, Jeffries said party leaders this week will unveil…
Judiciary Committee Democrats in both chambers on Monday urged the Justice Department to investigate whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied under oath about several matters when appearing before Congress. The March 16 letter targets Noem’s comments about a $220 million ad campaign in which she urged migrants to leave the country, as well as…
All Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday demanded that top Trump administration officials appear before the panel to testify on the decisions, diplomacy and planning related to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. In a letter led by ranking member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the lawmakers call on Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is headed to the Senate floor for a procedural vote this week, setting up a potential showdown between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). For weeks, Trump has pushed for the passage of the bill, which would require proof of citizenship to register to…
House Republicans have spent months scrambling to unite around a midterm strategy that will keep them in the majority following November’s elections. In just the last two weeks, President Trump has made their task much tougher. On the messaging front, the president’s attacks on Iran have muddled his “America First” mantra and caused the price…
President Trump has decided who he would like to see replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), his pick to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, in the Senate. Trump offered Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who launched a bid for the seat this week, his endorsement in a Truth Social post on Friday, calling…