Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on, on the day he is to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Todd Blanche defended the Department of Justice’s handling of files related to…
President Donald Trump told Congress on Friday that hostilities in Iran “have terminated” since he imposed a two-week ceasefire on April 7 that has been extended. Trump’s claim came on what would have been a deadline under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 for him to ask Congress to officially declare war against Iran or…
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on…
A Deere & Co. tractor in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Republican lawmakers are appealing to President Donald Trump for more farm relief and aid for agricultural equipment manufacturers amid his tariff blitz, even as the…
