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By the minute: How Trump filled record-breaking State of the Union

By the minute: How Trump filled record-breaking State of the Union

by Marissa Fernandez and Ben Shapiro | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in history at almost 108 minutes Tuesday night. He began the address to Congress, which totaled more than 10,000 words, by stating that America is the “hottest country” in the world. Trump...
DHS funding ran out on Friday. No one seems to be in a rush to get it back.

DHS funding ran out on Friday. No one seems to be in a rush to get it back.

by Ben Shapiro | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out Friday evening after House Democrats and the White House once again failed to come to an agreement about how to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, triggering a partial shutdown with no clear...
Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are opposing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of two deadly shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minnesota, in a move that will likely lead to a partial government shutdown...
Republicans, Democrats clash over causes of November National Guard shooting

Republicans, Democrats clash over causes of November National Guard shooting

by Marissa Fernandez and Alexia Sextou | Jan 15, 2026 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Senators from two subcommittees Wednesday disagreed on the effectiveness of former president Joe Biden’s Afghan parolee program and whether it contributed to a November shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. The alleged shooter, Afghan...
Musical Memorial for Renee Good Decries ICE Violence

Musical Memorial for Renee Good Decries ICE Violence

by Isabel Papp | Jan 14, 2026 | Featured, Immigration

SILVER SPRING, Md. –  A chorus of demonstrators filled Gene Lynch Park with song on Monday evening, to recognize Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.  As the sun set, 16 members of the Rapid Response Choir, a volunteer...
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