WASHINGTON: The Senate confirmed Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security on Monday by a 54-45 vote, after a weekend procedural advancement. Mullin, a Cherokee Nation citizen and former congressman and businessman, will replace Kristi Noem and assume DHS leadership immediately. His confirmation creates an open Oklahoma Senate seat...
United States: President Donald Trump announced on March 21 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be deployed to U.S. airports beginning March 23 to support Transportation Security Administration operations amid a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that left many TSA employees working without pay. Airports and unions warned of...
Fairfield, Ohio. On Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticized Vice President JD Vance in Vance’s home county, accusing him of abandoning the communities depicted in his memoir and saying the book trafficked in tired stereotypes and 'poverty tourism.' The remarks prompted reactions from Democratic strategists this week, with Lis Smith calling...
Washington: The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over whether states may count federal election ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward, a dispute arising from Mississippi's COVID-era statute and a 5th Circuit ruling invalidating that state law. The case could alter procedures in more than a dozen...
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on March 22 posted an ultimatum on Truth Social ordering Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or face strikes on Iranian power plants, naming a timeline and asserting allied responsibility for securing the shipping route. The announcement prompted immediate warnings from...
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would order Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to assist with security at U.S. airports starting Monday unless Democrats approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, posting the proposal on his social media account as a partial government shutdown continued and causing...
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director who led the bureau through a post-9/11 overhaul and later served as special counsel investigating alleged ties between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia, died Friday at age 81, his family announced Saturday. The family requested privacy Saturday; his death drew...
Washington. The Senate on Friday failed again to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, voting 47-37 and falling short of the 60 votes required; DHS has been partly shut down since Feb. 14, disrupting TSA payroll and airport screening operations. Lawmakers held bipartisan meetings with White...
Charleston, South Carolina — State Rep. Wendell Gilliard said he will introduce a resolution Tuesday urging Congress and the White House to ensure Transportation Security Administration officers are paid amid a partial Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that began Feb. 14, during which many TSA employees have worked without...
WASHINGTON: On Thursday a federal arts commission unanimously approved the design of a 24-karat commemorative gold coin bearing President Donald Trump's image, clearing a procedural hurdle for the U.S. Mint to finalize dimensions and prepare production tied to the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. The approval prompted legal and...
