WASHINGTON — At a Senate hearing Wednesday to consider the confirmation of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as Homeland Security secretary, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opened by asking whether “a man with anger issues” can set the right example for federal immigration agents. Mullin, President Trump’s pick to replace Secretary Kristi Noem, faced tough questions before the Senate…
WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, abruptly resigned on Tuesday, becoming the most senior national security official to break publicly with the Trump administration over its military campaign against Iran. In a statement posted on social media, Kent said he “cannot in good conscience” continue serving in the administration, contending that Iran…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some explaining to do when he arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with lawmakers in early March. Members of Congress wanted to know why, two days earlier on Feb. 28, the United States and Israel had attacked Iran and killed its supreme leader — without notifying them…
California Republicans facing tough reelection fights in this year’s midterm elections have lined up in support of President Trump’s war on Iran, which polling suggests is not popular. They include Republicans whose chances of reelection were already diminished by the passage by voters in November of Proposition 50, which gave Democrats in Sacramento the authority…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A congressional Democrat has come forward to support San Jose State University and the California State University for its lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., expressed support on social media for SJSU’s legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Education (ED)’s findings that…
Two years after Huntington Beach residents voted to effectively ban Pride flags from being displayed on city property, the conservative coastal city could be represented by a gay member of Congress and outspoken critic of President Trump — Rep. Robert Garcia. That twist of fate came after last year’s unprecedented mid-decade rejiggering of California’s congressional…
WASHINGTON — In a major shakeup of the agency at the center of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, President Trump announced Thursday that he was replacing embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who will step down at the end of the month. Trump said on his social media website that he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)…
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday ready to spar with Democrats in her first Capitol Hill appearance since federal agents fatally shot U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. But some of the sharpest comments from the Judiciary Committee came from fellow Republicans, who questioned her leadership,…
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is preparing for President Trump to declare a national emergency in order to seize control of this year’s midterm elections from the states, including by bracing his Senate colleagues for a vote in which they would be forced to either co-sign on the power grab or resist it. In the wake…
Fearing the prospect of a Republican winning California’s gubernatorial race, state Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday urged his party’s candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out. “It is imperative that every candidate honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign,” Hicks wrote in an open letter to the…