The U.S. Senate has confirmed Rodney Scott as head of Customs and Border Protection. Scott formerly served as Border Patrol Chief and currently commands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) biggest enforcement department, which has approximately 65,000 workers. CBP consists of two divisions: the Border Patrol, which is in charge of protecting the nation’s borders … Read more
Jack Smith may have believed he was untouchable when he led the Biden administration’s high-profile legal campaign against Donald Trump, but a group of Republican lawmakers is now making it clear that his alleged misconduct won’t go unanswered.On Friday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, joined by a coalition of Republican senators and one congressman, sent … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a U.S. military operation in the Caribbean this week destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine,” killing two suspected narco-terrorists and capturing two others.Trump, who also ordered the release of video footage of the strike, said a statement posted to Truth Social that the vessel was carrying mostly “fentanyl and … Read more
As the federal government shutdown enters another tense chapter, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt found themselves locked in a war of words Friday that quickly escalated from political disagreement to personal attacks. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Jeffries launched an unusually harsh critique of Leavitt, accusing her … Read more
President Donald Trump mocked the upcoming “No Kings” protests planned for this weekend and took direct aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the ongoing government shutdown, saying Democrats have badly miscalculated their strategy.The nationwide demonstrations, organized by progressive groups, are expected to draw tens of thousands of participants across the United States. … Read more
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that two suspected “narcoterrorists” were killed and two others captured after a U.S. military strike destroyed a Venezuelan drug submarine in the Caribbean Sea. The president said the vessel was carrying “mostly fentanyl and other illegal narcotics” bound for the United States when it was targeted late Thursday night. Trump … Read more
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang, appointed by former President Barack Obama and based in Greenbelt, Md., has again emerged as a key figure in the ongoing tension between the executive and judicial branches, a dispute that has only deepened since Donald Trump’s rise to national politics. Chuang gained national attention in 2017 when he issued … Read more
A notoriously violent stretch of Brooklyn is trying to fight crime — by asking uniformed police officers to stay away. A two-block section of Brownsville in the NYPD’s 73rd Precinct was converted last week into a “police-free zone” as part of a city-funded project known as the Brownsville Safety Alliance (BSA). The initiative, which began … Read more
In a significant policy shift that has sparked both praise and controversy across international and domestic arenas, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 that authorizes the deportation of foreign students participating in protests deemed anti-Israel or supportive of designated terrorist organizations. This executive order, which the administration describes as … Read more
A new political clash may soon emerge in Alaska as Governor Mike Dunleavy—a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump—is reportedly preparing to run for the U.S. Senate in 2028. According to multiple sources close to the governor, Dunleavy has quietly begun laying the groundwork for a campaign to challenge incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a … Read more