Washington — The White House warned Congress on Tuesday that funds used to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel, including Transportation Security Administration officers, will be exhausted by May, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo, urging the House to approve a Senate-passed budget resolution that would restore...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments as the Trump administration urged justices to allow the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Haiti and Syria, appealing lower court injunctions that blocked terminations affecting hundreds of thousands of people. If the court rules...
WASHINGTON, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, answering lawmakers' questions about the Trump administration's Feb. 28 launch of the war against Iran and the proposed 2027 defense budget that would raise spending to a historic $1.5 trillion. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair...
Washington: On April 29, President Donald Trump hosted King Charles III at the White House, where the two exchanged historically resonant facsimiles. Trump presented a custom copy of a June 2, 1785 letter John Adams wrote to John Jay, in which Adams recounted meeting King George III and noted the...
Washington — The State Department said Tuesday it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump, making him the first living president to appear in the travel document; the design concept was under consideration for months and was approved late Monday...
Austin, Texas — State investigators and a bicameral legislative committee convened a second day of hearings Tuesday to examine the July 4, 2025 flash flood at Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River that killed multiple campers and counselors; the Eastland family and the Department of State Health Services are scheduled...
Washington — On Tuesday a federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey's lawsuit challenging her firing by the Trump administration may proceed in federal court, finding the claim rests on Article II rather than civil service removal statutes. Also on Tuesday a grand jury returned a new indictment against former FBI...
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump and his national security team met this week as the administration reviewed Tehran's latest offer, with Iran proposing on April 28–29 to cease military operations in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the United States lifting its maritime blockade, according to multiple media...
Clinch County, Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp toured areas of southern Georgia on Tuesday impacted by ongoing wildfires, flying by helicopter over affected parts of Clinch and Echols counties and meeting with Georgia Forestry Commission and emergency management leaders to assess damage and response operations after fires that began April 20. This...
Washington — On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear consolidated arguments in Mullin v. Doe over whether the administration may terminate Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and about 6,100 Syrians currently residing in the United States. The proceedings test whether executive decisions to end TPS are subject...
