Washington — Senate talks aimed at ending the 38-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security hit a new roadblock on Monday after President Trump called on Republicans to hold out for passage of an elections bill that Democrats strongly oppose. “I’m suggesting strongly to the Republican Party, don’t make any deal on anything,” Mr. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump mocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for a near gaffe Saturday on the Senate floor. “Schumer got ‘discombobulated’ in the Senate yesterday, and said, ‘WE MUST FUND ICE,’ prior to correcting himself,” Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth Social. “Thank you Chuck, I … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will begin assisting TSA agents at airports across the country on Monday, President Donald Trump says. The move comes as Trump and Republicans battle with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. “On Monday, ICE will be going to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump warned he could send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports and arrest illegal aliens if Democrats don’t agree to his budget demands to end the partial government shutdown. ‘‘If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our … Read more
Airport delays continue to worsen as a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance in the Senate Friday. Officials have warned that some smaller airports could be forced to close due to staffing shortages, and wait times aren’t expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks. Democrats declined to … Read more
The Senate failed to advance a Department of Homeland Security funding bill on Friday, meaning TSA officers will continue to go unpaid as the partial government shutdown continues. Airport delays have worsened as more officers call in sick. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s anticipated multibillion-dollar funding request to bolster its Iran campaign could face resistance from GOP fiscal hawks. Though congressional Republicans have been broadly supportive of the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran, some conservatives are drawing a red line that an emergency cash infusion, known as … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice has begun investigating nonprofit groups that the Trump administration says are involved in organizing or funding political violence and destructive protests linked to Antifa, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The effort involves the FBI and IRS, the sources said, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Long airport lines and rising concerns about threats at home weren’t enough to stop Senate Democrats from blocking Homeland Security funding again Friday. It’s the fifth time Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Republicans have tried to reopen the agency. The latest failed attempt comes … Read more