Year: 2026
March 05, 2026
Politics
Who is Markwayne Mullin? Ex-MMA fighter tapped as new DHS chief
Meet the GOP senator from Oklahoma whom Trump has tapped to replace Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security. Meet the GOP senator from Oklahoma whom...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Fourth Labor Dept. staffer placed on leave amid IG probe of Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Director of advance Melissa Robey was sidelined just days after the White House pressured the secretary's top aides to resign. Director of advance Melissa Robey was sidelined just days...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Hochul slaps down being labeled Mamdani’s ‘fall man’ in tax-the-rich scheme: ‘I am not frustrated’
Gov. Kathy Hochul batted away questions about being pegged as the "fall man" in Zohran Mamdani's pressure campaign to tax the rich — saying publicly she's not "frustrated" by...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Trump fires Kristi Noem in first Cabinet shakeup of second term — taps senator for replacement
President Trump on Thursday announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving her role in the first Cabinet shakeup of his second term. President Trump on Thursday...
March 05, 2026
Politics
House GOP leaders ask Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop re-election bid after he admitted to affair with staffer who set herself on fire
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives publicly asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to drop his re-election bid now that he's admitted an extramarital affair with a staffer who...
March 05, 2026
Congress
House GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid
The call comes a day after Gonzales admitted having affair with staffer and the opening of a House Ethics probe.
March 05, 2026
Politics
US adversaries made nearly 30,000 visits to sensitive labs under Biden admin, bombshell data show
Between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2024, 28,028 Chinese nationals, 304 Iranians, and 1,608 Russians accessed laboratories run by the Department of Energy, according to the office of...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Trump says Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for $220M ad campaign featuring herself
President Trump said Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for a $220 million ad campaign featuring herself. President Trump said Thursday...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Trump backs ‘wonderful’ Kurdish incursion into Iran ‘if they want to do that’
POTUS' take comes after his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, denied a CNN report that the administration was arming the Kurds for an invasion. POTUS' take comes after his press...
March 05, 2026
Politics
Top House Republican Tom Emmer accuses Minnesota AG Keith Ellison of lying about benefit fraud: ‘Got something to hide’
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of lying or obfuscating about a 2021 meeting with Somali fraudsters. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer accused Minnesota...