news2shortsRep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., plans to introduce a bill that would halt entry from a set of Muslim countries, an effort Ogles framed as a continuation of travel restrictions President Donald Trump implemented in 2017. “Mass Islamic immigration, legal or illegal, has transformed America and brought destructive consequences,” Ogles said. “America’s moral exemplar is a … Read more
As the war with Iran enters its sixth day, Americans remain stranded in the Middle East and are scrambling to flee the conflict by any means necessary. The State Department says the first charter flights are starting to take off amid a widespread airspace lockdown. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY from Dubai.
The tournament is celebrating its 20th anniversary and some of the best players on the planet are competing for a title that means something For years, while football fans salivated over Fifa World Cups, and basketball and hockey enthusiasts enjoyed an endless parade of NBA and NHL stars at the Olympics, baseball fans had bupkis, … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: For decades, curing cancer has been medicine’s holy grail. Now economists say it could also be the ultimate economic jackpot, delivering an estimated $185 trillion to the U.S. economy. At a time when policymakers are weighing the cost of medical research against ballooning federal deficits, the report argues that curing cancer would pay for … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem forcefully defended her department’s immigration enforcement policies Wednesday before Democratic lawmakers — part of a heated and contentious House Oversight Committee hearing that, at times, grew deeply personal. The hearing is the second in back-to-back DHS oversight hearings centered on the agency’s actions on immigration enforcement and Noem’s leadership of … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison faced a barrage of tough questions from Republicans during a Wednesday House hearing on the massive fraud scandal in the state, with most of the questions focused on one key theme: What did they know, and when did they know it? Walz and Ellison were asked … Read more
The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could impact how the federal government is able to address potential terror threats in the U.S., a public safety expert said, warning that the escalating conflict with Iran could encourage those wishing to harm Americans. Jeffrey Halstead, a retired police chief in Fort Worth, Texas, … Read more
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Maj Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, were from California and Iowa The Pentagon has released the names of the final two of the six soldiers who were killed during a recent drone strike in Kuwait. They were killed on Sunday, the day after the US and Israel launched strikes against … Read more
With thousands of Americans stranded in the Middle East, the Trump administration is facing criticism from Democratic lawmakers and former diplomats.
The number of congressional retirements announced in the House this election cycle is the second highest since recordkeeping began nearly a century ago.
