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The National Rifle Association (NRA) pushed back Tuesday against statements from President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel stating that demonstrators should not bring guns to protests.  “The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have a legal right to be,” the NRA wrote in…

Organizers behind the massive “No Kings” demonstrations that swept across the U.S. last year are planning another round of rallies this spring as furor grows over the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal law enforcement authorities. The next day of protests is scheduled for March 28, with a flagship event in Twin Cities,…

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unloaded Wednesday on Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s blocking the release of legal reasoning and evidence backing the U.S. military actions in the Caribbean and Venezuela. Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee more than five months after President Trump first launched a major military operation…

“I can’t stay silent and neither should you,” the ’80s teen icon said in a scathing video.

“I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized, but I don’t want her to be attacked or hurt,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) prefaced before blaming the congresswoman for being attacked.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) told federal judges Tuesday that it expects to release additional files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “in the near term.” Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton provided the update in a court filing…

President Trump endorsed Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) on Tuesday in the open race for governor of battleground Wisconsin. Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social, said the 68-year-old lawmaker has “always been at my side” and gave him a “Complete and Total” endorsement as he touted his own 2024 win in Wisconsin.  “I endorsed…

The company, which employs more than 340,000 people in more than 50 countries, signed a contract with ICE in December.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) assured Iranian protesters of U.S. support on Tuesday. “To the Iranian people, President Trump has your back, help will be on the way,” Graham said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. “I’m not gonna say any more.” His statement on Fox News echoes President Trump’s comments earlier this month…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a close ally of President Trump, is arguing to Republican colleagues who are critical of Stephen Miller that the senior White House adviser “is not the problem” and will be in Trump’s inner circle until the end of his administration. “As to Stephen Miller, to my colleagues who believe you can…

Republicans are speaking out against an attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday night, in which she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall event. “What happened at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall — where she was sprayed with a substance during the event — is completely unacceptable. Regardless of political…

The number of threats investigated by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) grew by 57 percent in 2025, according to a new report from the agency. Last year, the police force said their threat investigators examined nearly 15,000 potential threats made against lawmakers and their families and staff or against the Capitol itself — 5,000 more than…

President Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with another attack that would be “far worse” than the three strikes last summer. “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS – one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of…

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer attempted to enter the South American nation’s consulate in Minneapolis. The ministry wrote on the social platform X that the officer attempted to gain entry to the facility at roughly 11 a.m. CST. Consulate officials “immediately” prevented the…

President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are holding a summit Wednesday morning with CEOs and investors ahead of the administration’s launch of “Trump accounts” for newborn babies. Under the investment accounts, children in the U.S. with a Social Security number born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, will be given a stock…

It’s time to address the elephant on the ICE. 

Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Tuesday said it was “absolutely outrageous” for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to still have a job after two fatal shootings in Minnesota involving immigration authorities.  Both Democrats and Republicans have called on President Trump to fire Noem for backing immigration officials who shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti, calling…

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) excoriated two senior MAGA officials over their “unacceptable” job performance and callous rhetoric about Alex Pretti.

President Trump, without evidence, suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) staged an incident during her town hall Tuesday night when a man sprayed her with an unknown substance. “I don’t think about her. I think she’s a fraud,” Trump told ABC News. “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.” When asked if he had seen video…

Two federal officers opened fire Saturday in the shooting that led to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official told Congress on Tuesday. The official added that the shots were fired from Glock pistols as the agents struggled to take Pretti into custody, The Associated Press reported….

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Trump administration’s operations in Venezuela, and the capture and ouster of embattled leader Nicolás Maduro. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns over the administration’s moves in the South American country, including President Trump’s vow…

The Senate on Wednesday will work to advance a six-bill spending package, despite calls from Democrats to separate out Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the deadly weekend shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials. The incident has put Republicans on defense, and they are starting to splinter over support…

The South Carolina senator gave GOP critics of Miller a lot to think about.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday said she is “definitely going to survive intimidation,” not long after she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall event in her district. “And as I said, you know, I’ve survived war and I’m definitely going to survive intimidation or whatever these people think they can…

Stephen Colbert revealed the news on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”