Fetterman breaks with Democrats, pledges immediate vote for Mullin as DHS Secretary

Kristi Noem's exit from the Department of Homeland Security had barely been confirmed before Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman made his position clear. He posted on X that he would back Senator Markwayne Mullin for the top DHS job, and he didn't equivocate. "I'm not sure how many fellow Democrats will vote to support our colleague […]

All Nine Justices Back DOJ on Asylum Review Standard in Unanimous Immigration Ruling

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that federal appeals courts must defer to immigration judges when evaluating whether asylum-seekers have demonstrated "persecution" under the law. No justice dissented. And the opinion was delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Biden appointee. In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Court held that appellate courts are required to apply a […]

House defeats War Powers challenge to Iran strikes as four Democrats cross the aisle

The House killed a War Powers Act resolution aimed at restricting President Trump's military operations in Iran, voting 219 to 212 to defeat the measure just one day after the Senate voted along near-party lines to approve the president's action in the Middle East. As reported by the Daily Caller, four Democrats broke ranks to […]

Sen. Tim Sheehy steps in to help Capitol Police physically remove a combative protester from the hearing

Sen. Tim Sheehy left his chair during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday afternoon and helped U.S. Capitol Police wrestle a combative protester out of the room. The protester, Brian McGinnis, fought officers, injured three of them, and now faces six criminal counts. According to The Hill, the outburst erupted just before 3:00 p.m. […]

Senate rejects Democrat War Powers resolution to block Trump's Iran strikes in 47-53 vote

The Senate killed a Democrat-led War Powers resolution aimed at stripping President Trump of his authority to continue military operations against Iran. The vote fell 47 to 53, short of the simple majority needed to pass. According to the Daily Mail, the resolution's failure leaves the commander-in-chief's hand free as a joint US-Israeli operation against […]

Democrats use DHS oversight hearing to grill Noem on personal life instead of border security

House Democrats turned a Wednesday oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security into a tabloid interrogation, with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove asking Secretary Kristi Noem point-blank whether she had "sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski" during her tenure leading DHS. Noem refused to dignify the question. She called it "tabloid garbage" and "offensive." When Kamlager-Dove pressed, […]

Tillis demands Noem's resignation at Senate hearing, threatens hold on to Trump nominees

Senator Thom Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, citing an Inspector General letter documenting ten instances where investigators were misled or blocked from pursuing cases. According to the Daily Mail, the North Carolina Republican became highly agitated during his questioning, pointing his finger […]

Trump's strikes on Iran rest on Article II powers that presidents have invoked for decades

The U.S. military launched joint strikes with Israel against Iran beginning Saturday, February 28, without a congressional vote, and the legal framework the Trump administration is using to justify the operation is one that virtually every modern president has relied on, including Barack Obama. President Trump confirmed the strikes on Saturday. Secretary of State Marco […]

State Department officer fatally stabs woman, kills dog in road rage attack on Virginia interstate

A 32-year-old U.S. Foreign Service Officer killed a woman and a dog, wounded three other people, and was then gunned down by a Virginia State Police trooper after a road rage stabbing spree on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Jared Llamado, identified as a diplomatic technology officer at the U.S. State Department, attacked four […]

Bill Clinton deposed by House Oversight Committee, admits Trump 'knew Epstein well' in hours-long testimony

The House Oversight Committee released a never-before-seen video Monday afternoon of former President Bill Clinton's hours-long deposition regarding his connections to and knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton, 79, sat for the questioning last week alongside Hillary Clinton, marking what the source described as the first time in U.S. history that Congress had deposed a former […]
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