March 23 Mullin confirmed as DHS chief as lawmakers near solution on shutdown standoff Even with a new DHS chief, Senate Democrats aren't backing down from their demands for stringent reforms to ICE. And now President Donald Trump wants to pair funding with voter ID legislation.
March 23 Political traffic signals: waiting for the light to change on the Hill Congress faces a steep political battle over a $200 billion Iran war spending request, with Trump sending mixed signals on whether the funds are needed.
March 23 300-plus Angel Families jump into Markwayne Mullin’s DHS nomination fight in unequivocal terms Over 300 Angel Families represented by The American Border Story are urging Congress to support Markwayne Mullin for DHS, arguing he understands the stakes at play.
March 23 Sen. Kennedy stunned as Democrat blocks bill to withhold congressional pay during DHS shutdown Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on long airport security lines amid the DHS shutdown. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., discusses GOP efforts to restore DHS funding on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’
March 22 Sen. Lindsey Graham urges Trump to take Kharg Island, let Iranian regime ‘die on a vine’ Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., discusses President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy, the push to seize Kharg Island and the debate over the SAVE Act on ‘Fox News Sunday.’
March 22 Mullin's confirmation survives key test vote as DHS remains shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is on track for Senate confirmation as DHS secretary after Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., cast the key vote to advance his nomination out of committee.
March 22 Trump mocks 'discombobulated' Schumer over Democrats' near gaffe on funding ICE President Donald Trump mocked Chuck Schumer after the Senate minority leader accidentally said "We must fund ICE" on the Senate floor amid the DHS funding shutdown fight.
March 21 Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow Senate Democrats' bid to pass a standalone TSA funding bill failed after Senate Republicans blocked the vote, and agents continue working without pay during the DHS shutdown.
March 21 Sen. Jim Banks says Democrats are on the ‘wrong side’ of the SAVE America Act Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., discusses the Iran conflict, the DHS shutdown’s impact on air travel and the push to pass the SAVE Act on ‘Fox News Live.’
March 21 Thune, GOP blast Dems in DHS standoff; Lankford says they fear ICE over Iran Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., accused Senate Dems of being more afraid of ICE than Iran as the DHS shutdown hit its 36th day. Republicans again offered another compromise deal.