Tuesday

24-02-2026 Vol 19

Month: January 2026

Bass tells Trump to turn up the heat on insurance industry in fight over ‘nightmare’ wildfire rebuild

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said President Trump lacks the authority to fast-track wildfire rebuilding efforts in her own backyard. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said President Trump lacks...

Henry Cuellar warns against shutdown, handing DHS ‘blank check’

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who helped craft and backed the Homeland Security funding bill now fueling a standoff in the Senate, said in an interview Tuesday that he supports...

Freedom Caucus pushes to fund DHS amid funding fight

House Freedom Caucus leaders are warning they will oppose a proposal favored by Senate Democrats to send an amended spending package back across the Capitol without Department of Homeland...

ICE, Border Patrol leaders to testify Feb. 10

Top officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 10, as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of the Trump...

Holocaust survivor in Weston shares journey out of Germany to hiding in France with nuns

Charles “Charlie” Mendel is a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor. On Tuesday, he marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by sharing his story from The Palace, a senior living facility in Weston....

Trump EPA slams brakes on California’s costly trucking emissions standard

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration will still be able to enforce the regulation for heavy-duty trucks registered in the Golden State. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration will still be able to...

ACLU sues Trump admin for wrongful death of 2 Trinidadians killed in ‘narcoterrorist’  boat strikes

The families of two Trinidadian men killed in an Oct. 14 Operation Southern Spear boat strike are suing the Trump administration for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing, claiming they...

Democratic House leaders join push to impeach Kristi Noem

The leaders of the House Democratic caucus vowed on Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her, citing a “DHS killing...

Trump addresses requests to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with one-word response

President Trump said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not step down despite growing calls for her resignation. President Trump said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not step...

Got the blues: NY, California will lose a combined 6 House seats after 2030, census figures analysis shows

By contrast, booming Texas and Florida would gain four seats apiece with rapid population growth, according to the network. By contrast, booming Texas and Florida would gain four seats...