news2shortsDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers during a Senate oversight hearing. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports on the grilling over the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good and the department’s spending on private jets.
The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about the federal government’s law banning people with a “habitual use” of marijuana from legally possessing a firearm, a Second Amendment case that could test the limits of creating exceptions to gun ownership. But in two hours of spirited oral arguments over “guns and ganja,” several justices — while … Read more
From the Chagos Islands to ‘windmills’ and sharia law, the US president’s comments do not bear much scrutiny Donald Trump has been opining about the UK again, saying on Tuesday that Keir Starmer was “not Winston Churchill” and repeating his complaint about the deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Here are … Read more
Donald Trump has insisted that Israel did not put pressure on the US to launch the initial strikes over the weekend, telling reporters that Iran ‘was going to attack first’. The US president also threatened to cut off all trade with Spain after the Nato ally refused Washington permission for two jointly operated bases in … Read more
President Donald Trump’s legal case for ordering strikes on Iran without prior congressional authorization is not novel, according to legal scholars, and instead tracks the modern Article II template that past presidential administrations have used to justify limited military operations abroad. “Whether you agree or disagree with Obama or any of the other presidents who … Read more
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave very different responses to House lawmakers last week when asked whether President Donald Trump should testify in their Jeffrey Epstein probe, newly released video shows. Both testified to the House Oversight Committee behind closed doors for hours in their hometown of Chappaqua, N.Y. … Read more
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign over Minneapolis killings, comparing it to her shooting her own dog.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent reactions to law enforcement, which some have interpreted as pushing back against the New York Police Department, likely won’t hurt him as much as previous mayors, a local crime expert told Fox News Digital, and could end up working to his overall political advantage. “It may not hurt … Read more
There is tension in the Constitution as to which branch of government wields “war powers.” Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power “To declare War,” (right between the parts where Congress may “punish Piracies” and “grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal). But Article II, Section 2 says the president is “Commander … Read more
The Justice Department reversed course on Tuesday, telling an appeals court it wanted to continue its battle over executive orders targeting law firms targeted by President Donald Trump
