Senate push to reauthorize nation’s spy powers stumbles over controversial Trump decision

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate failed to move one step closer to extending the nation’s spy powers amid brewing consternation against President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies.  Nearly every Senate Democrat, and six Senate Republicans banded together to block a procedural hurdle to reauthorize the Foreign … Read more

Dozen GOP rebels fail to permanently kill Trump’s controversial $2B fund

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans rallied against permanently killing President Donald Trump’s nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization” fund despite heavy criticism among their ranks. Republicans and Democrats shut down an amendment from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., that would prevent the fund from ever returning and instead divert the funding to the … Read more

GOP advances ICE funding package after forcing Trump’s controversial $2B fund into retreat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After delays spurred by shock announcements from the Trump administration, Senate Republicans have officially launched their play to fund immigration enforcement.  The upper chamber took the first step in the last leg of the process to advance a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs … Read more

GOP leverages ICE funding package to make Trump’s controversial $2B fund ‘never exist’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans may need more convincing from the Trump administration that the “anti-weaponization” fund is officially dead, even after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spelled out its doom on Tuesday.  Many Republicans demanded that the administration make it crystal clear that not only was the nearly $2 … Read more

WATCH: Chuck Schumer sidesteps Platner scandals, confirms support for controversial Dem

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ignored persistent questions about controversies surrounding Democrat Graham Platner and reaffirmed his support for the embattled Senate candidate. Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, has faced a series of controversies in recent weeks, including criticism over a tattoo with links … Read more

GOP demands Trump kill controversial $2B fund before reviving ICE funding package

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans want a clear-cut answer on whether the Trump administration’s now-stalled, nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is dead before moving forward with a multibillion-dollar immigration enforcement package.  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that while the administration “disagrees strongly” with a Virginia federal court’s … Read more

Trump names controversial housing official Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday announced he’s tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who is stepping aside at the end of the month.  Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been one of the most controversial members of the … Read more

Trump to drop controversial ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump to drop controversial ‘anti-weaponization’ fund 02:21 UP NEXT Pam Bondi tells lawmakers during closed interview that ‘redaction errors’ were made in Epstein files 05:33 Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund 02:13 Biden sues Justice Department to … Read more

Trump admin backs off controversial $2B fund, clearing path for stalled GOP immigration bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) pressed pause on the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund on Monday, giving Senate Republicans runway to hammer through a massive immigration enforcement funding package in the process. The DOJ announced on X that it would abide by a Virginia federal court’s order to … Read more

Republicans emerge as biggest threat to Trump’s controversial DOJ fund

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats are doing everything they can to kill President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund, and Republicans may be keen on helping them. The nearly $2 billion fund has drawn heavy criticism from both sides of the aisle since its announcement last month as part of the settlement … Read more