Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but not immigration enforcement, instead proposing a stopgap to fund the entire department for eight weeks. The move amounts to a stunning rebuke of the upper chamber by GOP leaders — and extends the length of what is already the longest partial government shutdown in history in its 42nd day. Read more here: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5804545-shutdown-fight-over-dhs-funding/ #dhs #mikejohnson #shutdown
Venezuelan and Cuban democratic hardliners pushed for regime change at an influential pro-Trump gathering in southern Florida last week, as the president signals favor for pliable autocrats over liberalization or new leadership. These democracy activists appealed to attendees at the first annual Miami Security Conference hosted by the Heritage Foundation, the Washington D.C. thinktank that has put itself firmly behind President Trump’s policy decisions, both at home and abroad. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5798215-venezuela-cuba-regime-change-hardliners/ #cuba #trump #rubio #regimechange #foreignpolicy
After a seven-year drought, including pandemic-related delays, the ferry service is bringing beer back to New York Harbor. It feels like a return to normal, regulars say.
Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and torture of Druse civilians in July 2025.
The four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual.
President Trump hosts hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives Friday afternoon at the White House to outline his administration's agriculture agenda. 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.
