Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who sprayed a liquid while lunging at her before being detained at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Omar was speaking to constituents in her district, which includes much of Minneapolis, about the turmoil in the city in the wake of federal immigration agents shooting […]

Senate Republicans tee up key shutdown test vote as Democrats dig in on DHS funding

Senate Republicans are marching forward with a massive funding package to avert a partial government shutdown, despite Senate Democrats doubling down on their resistance to the Homeland Security funding bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday teed up a key test vote for the six-bill package for Thursday. The move allows Senate Republicans […]

Minnesota fraud case is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for government systems — including elections, lawyer warns

A Minnesota fraud scandal is a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told Fox News Digital.  ‘What you’ve seen happen in Minnesota and now similar fraudulent schemes in other states, this should be very much a canary […]

Alex Pretti was shot by 2 CBP agents, not just one, report finds

Authorities believe two federal officers fired their weapons in the shooting that killed Alex Pretti as he was wrestled to the ground in Minneapolis, according to a preliminary Homeland Security report to Congress. The report obtained by POLITICO provides the government’s most detailed account yet of the killing of the 37-year-old Pretti, whose death has […]

John Thune declines chance to back Noem after Minnesota killing

Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to say Tuesday whether he had confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump faces calls to fire her and Democrats push for her impeachment. “That’s the president’s judgment call,” Thune told reporters when asked about Noem, a fellow South Dakota native who previously served with […]

Thom Tillis says Noem ‘should be out of a job’

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “should be out of a job” given her response to the killing of a 37-year-old Minneapolis man by DHS agents Saturday. “I think what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis told reporters. “It’s just amateurish. It’s terrible. It’s making the president look bad.” […]

Trump hails Rubio as diplomatic mentor as secretary of state’s power grows

President Donald Trump credits Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the one for training him to become a diplomat, comments that come as Rubio has increasingly secured more responsibility and influence over the president during the second Trump administration.  Trump described Rubio’s guidance as he described his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and shared […]

Trump admin marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day honoring millions murdered by Nazi regime

President Donald Trump’s administration marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, reflecting on the genocide committed by Nazi Germany during World War II. ‘Today, we pay respect to the blessed memories of the millions of Jewish people, who were murdered at the hands of the Nazi Regime and its collaborators during the Holocaust— as well […]