April 20, 2026 Reporter's Notebook: House chaos sparks emergency FISA extension Lawmakers clashed over FISA Section 702 reauthorization as competing demands for spy powers and Fourth Amendment protections stalled Congress.
April 20, 2026 Bishop Barron slams ‘absurd’ Trump-Pope ‘war’ narrative Bishop Barron calls Pope-versus-President narrative absurd, citing Catholic teaching to argue the Church and civil authorities have different roles.
April 20, 2026 GOP strategists called to DC as Trump team confronts rising midterm headwinds Trump advisers Susie Wiles and James Blair meet with GOP consultants to coordinate midterm strategy as Republicans defend slim congressional majorities.
April 20, 2026 Joe Rogan reveals text to Trump that helped expedite federal review of psychedelics President Donald Trump signed an executive order fast-tracking psychedelic drug research after a text exchange with Joe Rogan, targeting treatments for veterans with PTSD.
April 20, 2026 Sledgehammer murder spurs ICE manhunt for illegal immigrant suspect ICE asks Harris County not to release an illegal immigrant accused of fatally beating a co-worker with a sledgehammer at a Houston construction site.
April 20, 2026 Expert predicts thousands of US troops would be needed to secure Iran's highly enriched uranium National security expert Andrew Weber said Sunday that removing Iran's highly enriched uranium would likely take thousands of U.S. troops and specialists.
April 20, 2026 Lawmakers demand answers as scientists tied to US secrets die or vanish House Republicans press FBI, Department of Energy, NASA and Pentagon for answers after reports of vanished individuals linked to sensitive nuclear and aerospace programs.
April 19, 2026 Democrats are 'playing petty politics': GOP lawmaker Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C., condemns Democrats for playing 'petty politics' with DHS funding, risking national security, on 'Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Live.'
April 19, 2026 Slain Iranian nuclear scientists raises alarm over uranium, expertise reaching black market The killing of Iranian nuclear scientists in U.S.-Israeli strikes raises fears over nuclear proliferation as experts warn of weakened material controls.
April 19, 2026 CNN anchor calls on Congress to back Trump, officially 'authorize' Iran war Smerconish argues Congress must vote to authorize Trump's military action against Iran, saying the only focus should be on what's best for America.