Rep. Al Green told DHS Secretary Mullin to shut up during a heated Budget hearing exchange over accusations of racism and peaceful protest signs.
Trump tells Wall Street Journal he gave Bill Pulte the green light to fire intelligence community officials and reduce the size of 18 agencies.
Trump administration launched a federal probe as Republicans fall behind in California primaries
Trump says Bill Pulte is ‘less shackled’ because he has only been appointed director of national intelligence temporarily. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2026 at a glanceDonald Trump has said that he wants Bill Pulte, his new acting director of national intelligence, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during the president’s second term.Trump noted that the size of the office as been “way too high for way too long,” and that “if he cut, I wouldn’t mind”. Continue reading...
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Justices uphold FCC authority to impose in-house penalties, rejecting AT&T and Verizon jury trial claimsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court backed the Federal Communications Commission’s system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon in their challenge to the agency and handing a win to Donald Trump’s administration.The ruling was 8-1. At issue in the legal dispute was whether the agency’s in-house proceedings for imposing the penalties deprived the companies of their right to a jury trial under the US constitution. Trump’s administration defended the FCC’s system for assessing financial penalties, known as forfeiture orders. Continue reading...
Senate votes 52-47 to fund ICE and border patrol for next three years, sending legislation to the HouseUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate passed legislation to fund Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown early on Friday morning, ending a partial government shutdown that has lingered since February.The 52-47 vote on funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) passed with no Democratic support at 5am, after a marathon session of votes to knock down proposed amendments. Continue reading...
The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund to pay MAGA allies. The legislation passed 52-47,…
Sahil Kapur previews the road ahead for congressional Republicans’ next reconciliation bill.