Politics

GOP's focus on immigration in megabill risks 2026 meltdown

Republicans are set to use their biggest pre-midterm election messaging vehicle on one of their narrowest priorities yet: a party-line spending bill focused on immigration enforcement after Democrats forced their hand in a bruising standoff.

Mike Lee denies interest in attorney general role

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) offered a brief but pointed rebuttal Friday to rumors he may be jockeying to become President Donald Trump’s next attorney general following the ouster of Pam Bondi as the nation’s top law enforcement official.

Palm Sunday in Nigeria: An Inconvenient Massacre

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Thom Tillis draws Jan. 6 red line for next attorney general nominee

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he doesn’t intend to support any nominee for attorney general if that candidate makes excuses for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The address Trump should give at Gettysburg

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is a tough act to follow. A mere 272 words long, Lincoln delivered it to a stunned audience of 15,000 in just two minutes. The speaker who preceded him droned on for hours, but Lincoln managed to pack more eloquence and impact into his speech than anything said about America’s Civil War before or after.

First Western and LNG tankers manage to cross Strait of Hormuz

A French-owned container vessel and a liquefied natural gas tanker have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of Iran halting traffic through the route.