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Trump says his ‘Great Ballroom’ will be used for ‘future Presidential Inaugurations’
President Donald Trump posted new renderings of the ballroom that is currently under construction, Feb. 10, 2026. (The White House) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted new renderings of his “Great Ballroom” and [Read More…]
ICE and CBP officials grilled on enforcement tactics at hearing on immigration
Rep. Bennie Thompson speaks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A top Democrat said Tuesday’s House committee hearing on the Trump administration’s immigration [Read More…]
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, says he visited Epstein’s island
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 10, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick [Read More…]
Democrats reject GOP counterproposal on ICE changes as shutdown deadline nears
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (R) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a press conference on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding at the U.S. Capitol on February 04, 2026 in [Read More…]
Acting ICE director, CBP commissioner to testify for first time since fatal shootings
Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speaks during a news conference in Nogales, Arizona, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Ash Ponders/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Amid a funding [Read More…]
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, faces calls to resign over Epstein ties
Rep. Thomas Massie arrives for a House vote on the funding bill to reopen the government, February 3, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a key member of President [Read More…]
Trump to exclude Democratic governors from usually bipartisan meeting at the White House
US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, early on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Maxwell invokes the Fifth Amendment at closed virtual House Oversight deposition
Ghislaine Maxwell October 18, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jimi Celeste/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment during the closed-door virtual deposition before [Read More…]
Guardsmen ambushed in DC to be awarded the Purple Heart
National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe. (U.S. Department of Justice) (WASHINGTON) – -The two West Virginia National Guard members shot in November will receive the Purple Heart, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday [Read More…]
Virginia voters considering redrawing congressional districts to favor Democrats
The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Abigail Spanberger will face off with Winsome Earle-Sears on November 4, giving the state its first female governor. (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via [Read More…]
White House takes down racist video shared by Trump about Obamas after backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump shared on his [Read More…]
Trump shares video that includes racist depiction of the Obamas, sparking backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump shared on his [Read More…]
Trump unveils TrumpRx website he says will help Americans buy lower-priced prescription drugs
US President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, during an announcement in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House [Read More…]
US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires as Trump looks to include China
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands after signing the latest nuclear arms reduction treaty between the two countries, known as “new START”, at Prague Castle, April 8, 2010, in Prague, Czech [Read More…]
Hillary Clinton continues to push for public hearing ahead of Epstein probe deposition
Hillary Clinton speaks onstage at 92NY on May 01, 2025 in New York City. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday made it clear that even though she and [Read More…]
Are too many Democrats running for governor in California? Republicans see an opportunity
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Are there too many Democrats running for [Read More…]
Warren slams Kennedy’s ‘disregard for child welfare’ amid immigration crackdown
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) participates in a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 03, 2026 [Read More…]
Supreme Court declines to block California’s new mid-decade congressional map
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by California Republicans to block a newly redrawn congressional map backed by Democrats and endorsed by voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The move [Read More…]
National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty as prosecutors review charges that could lead to death penalty
National Guard soldiers respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. At least two National Guardsmen have been shot blocks from the White House. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
National Guard shooting suspect to be arraigned Wednesday
National Guard soldiers respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. At least two National Guardsmen have been shot blocks from the White House. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]