Schumer, Dems hold firm on DHS funding despite Noem’s bombshell ousting

Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ attempt to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after background negotiations appear to have fizzled out. It came just minutes after Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota congresswoman and governor who led President Donald Trump’s DHS in his second term, was ousted from her position Thursday. The agency has … Read more

Florida college Republicans group chat reveals racist texts: ‘Avoid the coloreds like the plague’

In leaked chats, students at Florida International University referenced Nazis and made antisemitic and racist remarks It only took three weeks for a group chat for conservative students at Florida International University (FIU) to become a place where participants eagerly used racist slurs, prompting widespread condemnation from community leaders. Abel Alexander Carvajal, secretary of Miami-Dade … Read more

Tafoya rips Walz ‘dodging’ accountability in hearing, unveils plan to fight fraud: ‘Full weight of the law’

EXCLUSIVE: Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya slammed Gov. Tim Walz’s testimony on the massive fraud scandal roiling Minnesota during a contentious House hearing on Wednesday and outlined her plan to combat fraud, which she says voters have been clamoring about on the campaign trial.  House Oversight Committee Republicans grilled Walz over allegations he knowingly … Read more

Pentagon policy chief grilled as Dem claims Trump broke promise about going to war with Iran

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby faced tough questions Thursday about President Donald Trump‘s previous statements about war with Iran.  While Colby was testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, the Democratic ranking member said that the president broke his campaign promise. Colby appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday to testify about the … Read more

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels

Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, has urged Latin American countries to adopt a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration may otherwise act unilaterally in the region. Hegseth’s remarks come in … Read more