The House on Thursday rejected an effort to advance legislation that would restrict President Trump from using further military action in Iran . Why it matters: The failed vote amounts to an endorsement of Trump's military campaign in Iran from Congress, which has the constitutional authority to declare war. - The 212-219 vote comes one day after the Senate rejected a similar measure, mainly along party lines. - Two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Warren Davison (R-Ohio) — voted with the majority of Democrats in support of the measure. - Four Democrats voted against it. Between the lines: A handful of Democrats are backing a resolution that would give the Trump administration more leeway, directing the president…
“No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving the department and he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as her replacement, President Trump said Thursday. Why it matters: Noem's exit leaves Trump's mass deportation agenda without its most prominent face amid a public backlash . What he's saying: Trump said Noem will be "moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida." - He also said Mullin will start on March 31, calling him a "A MAGA Warrior" who "truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda." - "Markwayne will work tirelessly…
Republican senators celebrated President Trump's decision to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). Why it matters: Congressional Republicans — along with the White House — are eager to turn the page on a department that's dragging down the party's image on immigration , the very issue it rode to victory in 2024. - Trump wasn't a "happy cowboy" about Noem and her $200 million media campaign , Sen John Kennedy (R-La.) said. Many Senate Republicans were just as angry as the president and were already preparing Thursday afternoon for a fast confirmation process on Mullin. - Mullin is "pretty well vetted around here, so hopefully we can get the process going because I think that's a…
Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, New York, California and Arizona, along with attorneys general from 18 other states, have sued Trump over the new tariffs.