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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts ICE airport deployment, warns of ‘untrained’ agents

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized President Trump's plan to deploy ICE agents to airports, warning that putting "untrained individuals" in close contact with travelers in high-pressure security situations could get people killed.

March 22, 2026

Trump, GOP intensify attacks on Democrat Talarico as he seeks to end party’s losing streak in Texas

President Trump took aim Sunday at Texas state Rep. James Talarico, calling the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee a guaranteed loser in November.

March 22, 2026

Trump calls Democrats ‘greatest enemy America has’

President Trump said Sunday that the Democratic Party is public enemy No. 1 in the aftermath of his decision to green-light military strikes against Iran.

March 22, 2026

Plans to send ICE to assist airport security staff being finalized, Homan says, as shutdown drags on

Border czar Tom Homan said President Trump is tired of watching Americans being "held hostage" at airports during the partial government shutdown -- and is moving to deploy ICE officers to help relieve overwhelmed TSA agents.

March 22, 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of TSA exodus as DHS shutdown enters critical week

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the TSA staffing crunch will worsen as long as Congress doesn't fund the Department of Homeland Security.

March 22, 2026

Warren endorses Platner in Maine Senate primary after Mills rips him for remarks on rape

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts endorsed Graham Platner's Senate bid in Maine on Thursday, offering him some political cover just days after Gov. Janet Mills launched an ad targeting his past online comments about women and rape.

March 19, 2026

‘Not this week, not ever’: Schumer vows to block Trump’s SAVE Act

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer vowed Sunday to block President Trump's SAVE Act in the Senate, warning the legislation would disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans ahead of the 2026 midterms.

March 15, 2026

‘Amateur hour’: Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump over war planning, fundraising off war dead

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized President Trump on Sunday after his political operation used images of him receiving the remains of fallen troops at Dover Air Force Base to raise money.

March 15, 2026

Gas prices will stay high ‘a few more weeks’ but will drop after war, Trump energy secretary says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that Americans will likely have to deal with a few more weeks of high gas prices due to the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

March 15, 2026

McCaul: Democrats will have ‘blood on their hands’ over DHS shutdown

Rep. Michael McCaul said Sunday that Democrats will have "blood on their hands" if they continue blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

March 15, 2026

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz: No repeat of Iraq if Trump sends troops to Iran

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that President Trump hasn't ruled out sending troops to Iran but emphasized that any deployment would look nothing like past U.S. wars.

March 15, 2026

The fix is in: Incumbents game system to sidestep voters, pick heirs

Republicans have spent years railing against a rigged political system. In Montana, one of their own is now accused of rigging a primary with President Trump's blessing -- and calling it a public service.

March 13, 2026

Trump takes campaign swing at his GOP archenemy: ‘Got to get rid of this loser’

President Trump dropped into Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's backyard Wednesday to rally support for his primary opponent, deriding the libertarian-leaning Republican as a "total disaster" and the "worst person."

March 11, 2026

Sen. John Cornyn ready to blow up filibuster to pass SAVE America Act

For decades, Sen. John Cornyn was one of the upper chamber's staunchest defenders of the legislative filibuster. Now, he is officially walking away from it.

March 11, 2026

Trump swoops onto home turf of his GOP foe Thomas Massie

Rep. Thomas Massie has a civics lesson lined up at local schools on Wednesday -- the same day President Trump rolls into the state to rally support for the man trying to unseat him.

March 11, 2026

New Mexico Sen. Heinrich bucks Schumer, endorses Platner in Maine Senate race

Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico endorsed Graham Platner on Tuesday in Maine's Democratic Senate primary -- the latest sign of a growing push inside the party against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's preferred candidate, Gov. Janet Mills.

March 10, 2026

Aging Democratic leaders face youth revolt nationwide as voters look for new perspectives

After former President Joseph R. Biden's political collapse 20 months ago -- and the demoralizing losses that followed, including to a 79-year-old President Trump -- the Democratic Party is wrestling with thorny generational questions this campaign season.

March 10, 2026

Sen. Thom Tillis wants White House adviser Stephen Miller gone

Sen. Thom Tillis says it's time for White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to go.

March 8, 2026

Trump: No more bill signings until Senate passes voter ID law

President Trump said Sunday he won't sign any more legislation until Congress passes the SAVE Act, the federal voter-ID bill he's been pushing.

March 8, 2026

Trump keeping boots-on-ground option open in Iran, U.S. ambassador to U.N. says

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz won't rule out the possibility of President Trump sending U.S. troops into Iran.

March 8, 2026