Trump’s DHS pick Markwayne Mullin is confronted by Rand Paul at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, faced fellow senators on Wednesday at a confirmation hearing. And it didn’t begin well for the Oklahoma Republican, who has been tapped to take over DHS at a crucial time. The U.S. is locked in a war with Iran … Read more

Blue state Dem candidate who made ‘affordability’ a key issue in campaign ripped for charging $13 for water

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues. Krishnamoorthi, a five-term House lawmaker, narrowly lost to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., in a bruising Democratic primary Tuesday … Read more

Pulse nightclub demolished nearly 10 years after massacre left 49 dead

Pulse nightclub was demolished on Wednesday, nearly ten years after a gunman walked into the Orlando gay club and committed one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history. With at least half a dozen police cars nearby, an orange crane struck the dark gray stone building where 49 people were killed and dozens others wounded, … Read more

Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Minnesota DHS, ICE case

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Minnesota declined to step aside from an immigration-related case despite a conflict-of-interest challenge tied to his spouse’s legal work. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to appeal the judge’s order, which called the government’s motion “improper, untimely, and lacking merit.” Last week, the … Read more

Republican leaders reject demands for public hearings on Trump’s war with Iran

WASHINGTON — As the Iran war stretches into its third week, Democrats say they’re done with all of the classified briefings from top administration officials. They now want public hearings into whether President Donald Trump plans to put U.S. boots on the ground in Iran, secure nuclear material there and how he plans to end … Read more

New audit exposes flawed system critics say let Minnesota fraud to slip through cracks: ‘Didn’t act for years’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new state audit investigating the massive fraud scandal in Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota revealed that the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) failed for years to properly investigate Medicaid kickback allegations while incorrectly claiming that they did not have the authority to do so.  The Office … Read more

Destination warzone: How Lebanon’s only international airport stays open amid Israeli strikes

Beirut–Rafic Hariri’s eastern runway juts into the Dahiyeh suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has targeted almost every day since March 2, when a salvo of rockets fired by the militants sparked a new Israeli offensive into Lebanon. Some Israeli strikes have fallen less than a mile from the perimeter fence. “It’s very challenging, it’s … Read more