The Senate on Sunday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, aided by unexpected support from a Democratic lawmaker. In a rare Sunday session, senators voted
Maryland Democrats are taking the FBI and the Trump administration to court after federal officials decided to keep the bureau’s new headquarters in Washington, D.C., rather than move it to the suburbs. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the state claimed the administration
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled President Trump’s State Department can prohibit transgender Americans from listing their gender identity on their passports. The 6-3 decision hands Trump another legal victory in his efforts to eviscerate what his administration calls “gender ideology.” The
President Trump on Thursday will welcome Kazakhstan into the Abraham Accords, the agreements centered around normalizing ties with Israel, two sources confirmed to The Hill. Although Israel and Kazakhstan have maintained diplomatic relations since 1992, joining the Abraham Accords opens new doors for
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports across the country, officials announced during a press conference on Wednesday. The decision could result in the cancellation of thousands of flights per day. ABC News first obtained
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling a federal appeals court decision a victory after it temporarily halted what the agency described as an “act of judicial overreach.” On Wednesday, an appeals court blocked a ruling issued just one day earlier
The White House this week removed all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts — an independent body that advises on federal architecture and design — as part of a broader effort to align federal design decisions with President Donald Trump’s
The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. On the 28th day of the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) tried to advance
As the government shutdown entered its fourth week, an anonymous American patriot donated an astounding $130 million to ensure that U.S. service members received their paychecks — a move that President Trump praised as both generous and deeply patriotic. “He’s a great
President Donald Trump on Sunday intensified his criticism of Colombia, calling the nation’s far-left leader, Gustavo Petro, a “lunatic” and “the worst president they’ve ever had.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declared that he would halt all U.S. payments
A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with planned government furloughs, siding with labor unions that argued the move violated federal employment laws during the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, a
