Tuesday

07-04-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...