March 24, 2026 Reporter's Notebook: GOP eyes DHS deal funding ICE probes, but not removals, as shutdown drags Senate Republicans reportedly plan to end the partial DHS shutdown by funding most of the agency while leaving ICE enforcement and removal unfunded.
March 24, 2026 Lawmakers’ airport perks in crosshairs as DHS shutdown snarls travelers, TSA Rep. Ashley Hinson unveiled a new bill to strip lawmakers of airport perks during the shutdown as TSA agents miss paychecks and travelers face hourslong waits.
March 23, 2026 Political traffic signals: waiting for the light to change on the Hill Congress faces a steep political battle over a $200 billion Iran war spending request, with Trump sending mixed signals on whether the funds are needed.
March 23, 2026 Top Dems assert there's risk ICE agents could ‘kill’ travelers under Trump airport plan Rep. Hakeem Jeffries claims deploying ICE agents to airports could kill passengers, calling them untrained as TSA shortages cause long security lines.
March 23, 2026 SCOTUS conservatives signal readiness on curbing late-arriving mail ballots Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical during oral arguments of allowing states to continue counting late-arriving mail-in ballots. A decision is expected in June.
March 21, 2026 Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports amid funding fight, vows arrests of illegal aliens President Donald Trump warns he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to arrest illegal immigrants if Democrats refuse to meet his demands to end the government shutdown.
March 21, 2026 Iran funding emerges as key test for Johnson's razor-thin House majority GOP fiscal hawks warn that a potential $200 billion funding request for the Iran campaign must be offset by spending cuts as the national debt surpasses a staggering $39 trillion.
March 21, 2026 DHS shutdown blows past one-month mark as Dems push to carve out ICE from any new funding deal Democrats in Congress say they will fund DHS but not ICE as the partial government shutdown tops one month, while Republicans call their stance unsustainable.
March 20, 2026 Reporter's Notebook: GOP pushes election security bill despite slim odds, as Trump pressure looms Senate Republicans debate the SAVE America Act despite lacking votes, as Trump threatens to withhold endorsements from GOP members who oppose the bill.
March 20, 2026 Ex-FBI agents involved in Arctic Frost probe sue for wrongful termination Two ex-FBI agents sued the bureau to challenge their firing, which they argued was an act of politically motivated retaliation tied 'solely' to their work on the Arctic Frost probe.