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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent, Gregory Bovino knocks on a door of a suspected undocumented immigrant while conducting an immigration enforcement operation in a neighborhood on December 6, 2025 in Kenner, Louisiana. Federal agents are conducting 'Operation Catahoula Crunch,' launched by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of an immigration crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States. Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Trump’s second term sees record breaking 2.5M illegal aliens depart the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security has reported that an estimated 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the country since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

(B) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) questions Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, alongside Chairman Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) (L) and fellow committee members, during a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to hear testimony from top national security officials on potential worldwide threats. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (R) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to hear testimony from top national security officials on potential worldwide threats. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Democrat Rep. Thompson slammed by Noem after downplaying D.C. Nat’l Guardsmen shooting as ‘unfortunate accident’: ‘It was a terrorist attack’

Mississippi’s sole Democrat representative, Bennie Thompson, referred to the November 26th shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., as an “unfortunate accident” during a hearing on Thursday, seemingly downplaying the horrific incident that shocked the nation.

(Background) The U.S. Capitol is seen on the 40th day of a government shutdown on November 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) / (L) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference (Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Senate fails to advance competing health care plans with ACA subsidies set to expire

The Senate has failed to advance both the Democrat and GOP proposed health care bills, as significant increases in health care costs loom due to the expiring enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.

Trump: It’s ‘imperative’ CNN is sold as part of Warner Bros. Discovery merger talks, current owners ‘very dishonest group of people’

President Donald Trump recently asserted that it is “imperative” that left-wing news outlet CNN is sold alongside its parent company, as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares for a potential merger with Netflix.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing at Little Scholars on December 11, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani visited a school and met with educators to speak about the importance of his campaign promise of Universal Child Care after meeting with business leaders to discuss how to fund the child care plan. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Mamdani defends video advising illegal aliens of their rights around ICE after Noem threatens legal action

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has defended a video posted to his social media after it drew criticism from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternative Crop) Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pauses while speaking to reporters off the Senate floor after the Senate passes President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance was the tie-breaking vote as President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act passes in the Senate. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate Majority Leader Thune expresses hesitancy after Trump demands end to ‘Blue Slip scam’ allowing Dem Senators to block GOP appointees

President Donald Trump asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune to terminate the Senate’s “Blue Slip” tradition — an informal courtesy allowing home-state senators from either party to block or withhold approval for certain presidential nominees, such as federal judges and U.S. attorneys, by not returning a “blue slip” form to the Judiciary Committee.