February 5 Iran seizes oil tankers, threatens 'massacre' in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks Iran seized two oil tankers Thursday while former Iranian Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami threatened to make the Strait of Hormuz a "massacre and hell" for U.S. forces.
February 5 House GOP moves to require proof of citizenship, photo ID to vote in federal election House GOP lawmakers are advancing a bill requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship for federal elections, putting new pressure on the Senate, while Democrats object.
February 5 Sweeping bill to crush sanctuary cities, protect ICE agents unveiled in Senate GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt's Protect America Act proposes four-part legislation targeting sanctuary cities, strengthening immigration penalties and protecting federal officers.
February 5 House GOP rips 'insane' Democrat demand to 'unmask' ICE agents as DHS shutdown looms Congress has until the end of Feb. 13 to produce a bipartisan plan funding DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year.
February 4 Happy Valentine's Day: Little love in the air as uncertainty swirls on the Hill House Republicans narrowly end three-day government shutdown after dramatic procedural vote, but another funding crisis looms for the DHS.
February 4 House GOP moves to block DC from stopping Trump tax cuts for tipped, overtime workers House Republicans passed a bill to stop Washington, D.C., from blocking key parts of President Trump’s tax law, including provisions eliminating taxes on tipped and overtime wages.
February 4 DHS fires back after Dem billionaire David Trone claims ICE is ‘executing people’ DHS pushes back after Maryland congressional candidate David Trone criticized planned ICE facility in Hagerstown, calling detention center unnecessary.
February 4 Trump-signed shutdown bill sends $4M to children's hospitals under federal probe for transgender care President Donald Trump signed legislation funding two children's hospitals that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has targeted over sex-change treatments for minors.
February 4 RILEY GAINES: Georgia voters must reject Jon Ossoff’s awful record against women Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has betrayed Georgia women by voting against Title IX protections three times, citing his record on sports legislation.
February 4 'Can you shut him up?': Waters and Treasury's Bessent clash over Trump's economic agenda Rep. Maxine Waters asks "Can you shut him up?" during heated exchange with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over President Donald Trump's tariffs.