Senate approves Markwayne Mullin as next DHS secretary

[ad_1] Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma […]

Department of Education under Trump just took its ‘largest’ step closer to shutting down

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Education (ED) just took a big step closer to shutting down. The Trump administration announced on Thursday an interagency agreement between the ED and the Treasury to move student lending operations to the Treasury, which will “assume operational responsibility for collecting on defaulted […]

Mullin confirmed as DHS chief as lawmakers near solution on shutdown standoff

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the ninth Homeland Security secretary, capping a sprint to replace embattled outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem. It also caps off a 13-year career in Congress that began in the House and saw Mullin score a seat in the Senate […]

Trump’s Iran Rambles

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Starmer Tells Trump: You Can’t Pressure Me Over Iran War

[ad_1] Keir Starmer has told Donald Trump he won’t be “pressured” into changing his position on the Iran war. The prime minister said he “will not be wavering” in his belief that America and Israel’s attacks were illegal and that the president has no plan for what comes next. Starmer angered Trump by initially refusing […]

SCOTUS conservatives signal readiness to curb late-arriving mail ballots

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared poised to overturn state laws from Mississippi and other U.S. states that allow for the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day — a major case that could upend voting laws for millions of Americans just months […]

Readers weigh in on Trump’s strikes on Iran

[ad_1] Readers discuss the effect |Trump’s strikes will have an Iran, the Green Party’s stance and if Israel is in control (Picture: AP) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Iran war will cause ‘misery and death for millions’ Donald Trump has been threatening […]

Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s worried about inflation in ‘fraught but intense’ climate

[ad_1] Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Monday that he’s more worried about inflation now than he is unemployment, even with apparent progress made on the war with Iran. In a CNBC interview, the central banker said policymaking is difficult in the current environment. He spoke shortly after President Donald Trump announced that progress […]