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Border Czar Criticizes Congress for Leaving Without Funding DHS

Tom Homan appears on CBS to discuss the political impasse over Department of Homeland Security funding

Trump Plans to Appear on US Currency, Analyst Warns of 'Trauma for Decades'

The president's renovations and monument plans will leave a lasting mark, according to a political columnist.

Trump's Golf Habit Costs Taxpayers Over $100 Million

Frequent trips to the president's own courses have added up over his time in office.

Senate Spending Soars by Over 40% in Recent Years

Watchdog groups question lavish perks and lack of transparency in congressional office accounts

Trump Blasts His Own Supreme Court Picks Over Tariff Decision

Former president claims court's ruling against his tariffs 'sickens' him and cost the country billions

DC Courts Stall Trump's Second-Term Agenda Across Key Issues

Rulings on immigration, policing, and Federal Reserve fuel clash over executive power and judicial oversight.

Lawmakers Flee DC as Airports Brace for Chaos After DHS Funding Bill Fails

Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, and other senators leave town as partial government shutdown cripples airports

Congress Struggles to Reach Deal on Homeland Security Funding

Republican leaders split over ending partial government shutdown

Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Workers After Congress Fails

Executive action aims to end shutdown of air travel system

Trump, Guilfoyle, and Catsimatidis Celebrate Greek Independence at White House

The President, Ambassador, and businessman danced in the East Room during the annual event.

Reporters Surprised by 'Epstein Island' Label on White House Calls

Google says the issue stemmed from a manipulated listing in its system that has since been reversed.

Trump Appointee Calls for Jailing Kennedy Center Staffers

Former Kennedy Center boss Rick Grenell claims the venue was a 'financial and structural mess' until Trump stepped in.

VP Vance Dismisses Aliens, Claims 'They're Demons'

The vice president expresses a religious view on unexplained aerial phenomena.

Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Employees After Congress Fails on DHS Funding

President takes action to ease long security lines at airports as shutdown continues

Trump Claims Negotiating $5 Signature Sharpies, Maker Says It Never Happened

The president boasted about his thrifty negotiation tactics during a Cabinet meeting, but the company says the exchange never occurred.

White House Forced to Walk Back Claim Bill Maher Won't Get Kennedy Center Prize

Staffers initially denied the award announcement before acknowledging the information was premature.

US Treasury to Feature Trump's Signature on New Currency

First time a sitting president's signature will appear on American paper money

US Treasury to Feature Trump's Signature on New Currency

Move marks first time a sitting president's signature will appear on US paper money

Trump Signs Executive Action to Pay TSA Workers

Move comes after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

Treasury to Put Trump's Signature on New US Currency

Move marks first time a sitting president's signature will appear on paper money

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