House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a forceful rebuke on Thursday after learning that a coalition of Democrat-controlled states is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for requesting data on how many illegal immigrants are receiving taxpayer-funded benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Standing alongside USDA Secretary

Senate Republicans issued an unusual challenge to President Donald J. Trump’s trade strategy on Tuesday, even as they continue to stand with him in the broader government shutdown standoff. Five GOP senators joined Democrats in supporting a resolution to end the President’s emergency authority to impose 50% tariffs

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has abruptly shifted his approach in the ongoing government shutdown, now backing a limited reopening plan similar to a proposal Republican leaders briefly considered — and then rejected — earlier in the negotiations. For weeks, Schumer and Senate Democrats have refused to provide the votes

The Republican-led U.S. Senate has confirmed three of President Donald J. Trump’s ambassadorial nominees, placing them in key diplomatic posts in the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Italy. Each nominee — Warren Stephens, Tom Barrack, and Tilman Fertitta — is a prominent business leader with long-standing ties to the President and

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is expected to launch a 2028 bid for the U.S. Senate, directly challenging Sen. Lisa Murkowski, according to several individuals close to the governor who spoke with Fox News. Such a move would set up one of the most significant Republican primaries in the country.

Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of a third suspect in the brutal June slaying of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, underscoring what officials describe as Washington, D.C.’s ongoing failure to hold violent offenders accountable. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro identified the suspect as 18-year-old Naqwan Lucas, who is

A senior aide to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, a Democrat rumored to have 2028 presidential ambitions, has been arrested in a sweeping cocaine trafficking operation that investigators say moved drugs directly into a state government office building. LaMar Cook, 45, the deputy director of Healey’s western Massachusetts office, is

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has rejected a plea from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to suspend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Illinois over the Halloween weekend — calling the request irresponsible and reaffirming the Trump administration’s commitment to law and order. Pritzker announced Thursday that he had

The Trump administration announced Thursday a major overhaul of U.S. refugee policy — dramatically reducing annual admissions and prioritizing white South Africans who officials say face systemic discrimination in their home country. According to new guidance published in the Federal Register, the administration will cap refugee admissions at 7,500

The FBI has reportedly thwarted a major terrorist attack planned for Halloween weekend in Michigan, arresting several suspects in a sweeping operation early Friday morning. “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.