What Led to Trump Firing Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem?

President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, making her the first cabinet member to be removed in Trump’s second term. An administration official tells NBC News the move was due to a culmination of Noem’s “many unfortunate leadership failures,” most recently a grilling on Capitol Hill over a $220 million … Read more

DOJ Releases Missing Epstein Files Related to Trump Accuser

The Justice Department on Thursday released previously unseen documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files related to a woman who made accusations against President Donald Trump. The woman claims she was assaulted by Trump in the 1980s when she was between the ages of 13 and 15. It’s unclear whether the FBI considered the allegations credible.

‘It was time’: Despite rare criticism, some Hill Republicans welcome Kristi Noem’s ouster

President Donald Trump took Washington by surprise Thursday with his decision to remove Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but few lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned his decision.  Though Republicans rarely criticized Noem during her tenure, many GOP lawmakers argued Thursday that the secretary’s ouster was the right move. Trump quickly nominated Sen. Markwayne … Read more

Dem lawmaker’s illegal alien SOTU guest part of records dispute involving police reports: report

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., invited an illegal immigrant guest to this year’s State of the Union address who is referenced in two police reports that Massachusetts authorities have declined to release, citing exemptions involving “sexual assault and juveniles,” according to a report. The Boston Herald reported that the Milford Police Department (MPD) denied a public … Read more

Spanberger refuses to honor ICE detainer in murder case, escalating showdown with Trump DHS

Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking heat for telling the Department of Homeland Security that if it wants to take custody of an illegal immigrant facing state murder charges, the department should obtain a judicial warrant, a document that critics and legal experts say is irrelevant in this particular case.  White House deputy chief … Read more

California voter ID initiative clears signature threshold, setting up November showdown with Newsom

A petition to require voter ID and allow only U.S. citizens to vote has gained momentum in California and surpassed the required 875,000-signature threshold to qualify for the November ballot, the group leading the effort said. According to Reform California, a nonpartisan political activism group, organizers submitted the “California Voter ID Initiative” petition to county … Read more

Father of girl injured by illegal migrant truck driver slams ‘insensitive’ rhetoric during Noem hearing

The father of a California girl who sustained a traumatic brain injury when an illegal immigrant commercial truck driver slammed into a vehicle she was riding in urged congressional lawmakers to prioritize the safety of American citizens amid the back-and-forth rhetoric over the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.  Marcus Coleman was in attendance during this … Read more