Trump’s DNI pick clears key hurdle, reviving path for nation’s top anti-terror surveillance program

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in … 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

Castro indictment fuels speculation Trump may be reviving Maduro playbook against Cuba

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s decision to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is fueling comparisons to the pressure campaign President Donald Trump previously used against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, as the White House ramps up economic pressure, direct appeals to Cubans and military visibility in the Caribbean. The … Read more

Scalise accuses Democrats of reviving ‘defund the police’ push with DHS funding gambit

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A senior House GOP leader is accusing Democrats of reviving their controversial push to “defund the police” with their latest bid to circumvent funding for law enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., called the progressive slogan “one of … Read more