House Republicans on Thursday beat back legislation designed to rein in U.S. military operations in Iran, marking a victory for President Trump and a blow for those hoping to reassert Congress's unique powers to wage war.
The vote was 212-219, with just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — hopping the aisle to support the resolution, while four Democrats broke with their party to oppose it. Read more here. |
President Trump on Thursday announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in the first major shake-up of his Cabinet in his second term. Read more. |
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Thursday ripped into Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby over his "gross" and "disingenuous" testimony during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Read more. |
President Trump on Thursday fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he would replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). Read more. |
Lindsey Halligan, the ex-U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who was hand-picked by President Trump to prosecute his political adversaries, is under investigation by Florida's bar, a letter sent by the organization and obtained by The Hill shows. Read more. |
Republican anxieties are rising in Texas, where Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton will clash in a runoff race in May, as Democrats rally around the winner of their primary: state Rep. James Talarico. Read more. |
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said he was surprised by President Trump's call Thursday informing him that he would be tapped to replace ousted Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Read more. |
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday welcomed the ouster of Kristi Noem from atop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but warned that the leadership shake-up won't soften the Democrats' demands for reforms at the agency. Read more. |
Kristi Noem on Thursday responded to being removed from her post as Homeland Security secretary moments after giving a speech at a conference in Nashville, Tenn., where she mentioned nothing about the ouster. Read more. |
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