As U.S. officials head to Vienna to engage in talks with Iran, it appears one topic is already off limits. In a statement Sunday, Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there will be no direct or indirect talks with the U.S. on the country’s nuclear program throughout the week. The Iranian diplomat reiterated Joe […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told The Hill on Friday he has no plans of stepping down after coming under fire following reports that the Department of Justice is investigating him for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor and a possible violation of sex trafficking laws. In a text exchange with The Hill, the Florida […]
On the heels of New York state legalizing marijuana Wednesday, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said his bill to end the federal prohibition would be coming soon. “I support decriminalization at the federal level and will be introducing legislation with a few of my colleagues shortly,” Schumer told reporters on Wednesday. Asked if he meant […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has sent a memo to various heads of government agencies seeking “volunteer deployments” for up to 120 days to help border officials deal with the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the border, Fox News has confirmed. “We are actively working to screen, process and deploy these volunteers while continuing […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, laying blame on the surge of people crowding over the border on President Joe Biden and his administration, has shared a video showing overcrowded conditions of “just one of the pods” where migrant children are being held after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “These are the Biden cages,” the Texas Republican posted in […]
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said the border wall is effective and makes Border Patrol’s job easier. Graham made comments on Friday, as several Senate Republicans took a trip to the southern border in Texas. He went on to say the Biden administration has halted wall construction despite the wall proving to fight illegal […]
President Joe Biden still seems reticent about acknowledging the mass migration of illegal immigrants at the U.S. border as a “crisis,” but whatever the name for the escalating situation, he did blame former President Donald Trump for it on Wednesday. Notably, Biden did not utter the words “Trump” or “crisis.” “So this new surge we’re […]
The Senate took the historic step Wednesday of confirming pediatrician Rachel Levine as President Joe Biden’s assistant secretary of health, making her the highest-ranking transgender official to serve in the federal government. Levine was leading the Pennsylvania Department of Health when Biden tapped her for the national post in January, in a notable first for […]
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he thinks it will “be hard to meet” a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as is required as a result of an agreement the Trump administration reached with the Taliban last year. “It’s going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline,” […]
President Biden has tapped Vice President Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to stem the flow of migrants seeking entry to the U.S. at the southern border and to form partnerships with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries aimed at addressing the root causes of the surge in immigration. Harris will spearhead the White House’s […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is securing hotel rooms to handle the growing influx of illegal families crossing into the United States. The Biden administration has awarded ICE an $86.9 million contract for hotel rooms near the border to provide temporary shelter and processing services for families who have not been expelled from the United States […]
Roughly six in 10 voters approve of Joe Biden’s performance as president, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Fifty-nine percent of registered voters in the March 12-14 survey said they approve of Biden’s job in the White House, a one point tick up from last week’s poll. By contrast, 41 percent of respondents said they disapprove. […]