Mullin tells Congress primary border wall will be done by June 2027, secondary wall by summer 2028

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced on Wednesday the administration is on track to have the primary border wall, from the Pacific to the Gulf of America, completed by June 2027. He added all contracts will be out by the end of this month, … Read more

State Sen. Scott Wiener advances to general election in race to succeed Pelosi in Congress, CBS News projects

Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects. The other candidate to advance has not yet been projected. Eight Democrats, two Republicans and one no party preference candidate ran to represent the 11th District, … Read more

Democrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from Congress

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, NBC News projects, setting up a general election campaign against Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Bennett defeated physician Tina … Read more

Blanche tells Congress DOJ

Blanche tells Congress DOJ “not moving forward” with “anti-weaponization” fund – CBS News Watch CBS News Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department will not move forward with a controversial “anti-weaponization” fund. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree joins with analysis. Source link

Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican senator will sit before House and … Read more

Congress returns with GOP agenda stalled over DOJ’s “anti-weaponization” fund

Washington — Congress is returning from recess this week to resume work that went unfinished before lawmakers left town, when GOP leaders were forced to scrap plans to fund immigration agencies after a Republican revolt over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund. Senate Republicans were preparing to begin a marathon vote series to fund the Department … Read more

Congress barrels toward deadline pile-up as GOP divisions threaten Trump agenda

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congress returns facing looming deadlines, unfinished business and internal Republican divisions as the midterm elections draw closer. Lawmakers left Washington ahead of Memorial Day on the cusp of passing a massive immigration enforcement funding package. Doing so would have allowed Republicans to tackle other outstanding priorities. Instead, … Read more

As Epstein investigation stalls in Congress, survivors search for accountability

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability. Yet even after interviews with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever appear before a congressional investigation, including a former president, lawmakers have little … Read more

Federal judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center, says only Congress can rename it

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Friday ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the iconic venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress, ruling that the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees overstepped … Read more

Dem Rep Frederica Wilson announces retirement days after denying ‘crazy rumor’ she would leave Congress

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., announced Friday she will not seek reelection, ending a long House career just days after she dismissed reports of her looming retirement as a “crazy rumor.” Wilson, 83, known for her bedazzled cowboy hats and brightly colored suits, represents Florida’s 24th Congressional District, … Read more