Senate confirms Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s…
How the Mullin hearing went off the rails
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman opened the hearing with a provocative dare: Say it to my face. Sen.…
House votes on Iran war powers resolution in test of Trump’s strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President…
Trump’s Iran attack tests his past criticism of drawn-out foreign wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to…
Trump’s immigration team shown video of Alex Pretti’s death at hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The men tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda were made to…
Border czar Tom Homan says the Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is ending a massive immigration crackdown that swept across the Minneapolis-St. Paul…
States defend congressional gerrymandering as `fair’
When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as “fair maps”…
Navy admiral overseeing boat strikes near Venezuela briefs Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy…
Senate rejects limits on Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President…
Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve…
As government shutdown draws closer, congressional leaders will meet Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with…
Rand Paul vows to protect free speech but says there’s no ‘right to employment’
By Jaime LuekeKentucky Lantern U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brandon Carr’s criticism of comedian…