Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the hot seat Thursday, facing questions from senators over the ongoing Iran war and President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request. Hegseth gave fiery testimony in the House on Wednesday, where he clashed with Democrats and was grilled over recent Pentagon leadership firings and $400 million in withheld funds for Ukraine. The Defense chief said the aid has been released. #PeteHegseth #IranWar #Budget
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican leaders sent out a notice that the chamber would consider the legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had sat on the bill for weeks, but came under increasing pressure to pass it from the White House, Senate, and Republican rank-and-file as funds to pay DHS staff dwindled.
A former Minnesota fraud investigations manager testified state officials knew about coordinated fraud networks pillaging public benefit programs as early as 2014 but silenced investigators who tried to stop it, even ordering them to delete damning findings from reports. NewsNation's Rich McHugh has more. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The camp said it informed the Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday that it is withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license.
The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe. Why it matters: Democrats are working hard to unseat Edwards in November, and an Ethics probe could damage the GOP lawmaker's reelection prospects. - In an email obtained by Axios, a lawyer from the committee said that Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member, Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.), had authorized ethics staff to investigate "allegations involving Representative Chuck Edwards." No allegations were specified. - Multiple aides who've worked for Edwards have received similar communications from the committee, sources told Axios.…
The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe. Why it matters: Democrats are working hard to unseat Edwards in November, and an Ethics probe could damage the GOP lawmaker's reelection prospects. - In an email obtained by Axios, a lawyer from the committee said that Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member, Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.), had authorized ethics staff to investigate "allegations involving Representative Chuck Edwards." No allegations were specified. - Multiple aides who've worked for Edwards have received similar communications from the committee, sources told Axios.…Open
