US Urges WTO to Rethink Tariff Rules Amid China Threat

The Trump administration on Monday urged World Trade Organization members to rethink the body’s core principle of Most Favored Nation tariff rates, arguing in a new position paper that this has led to discriminatory practices and imbalanced trade, including with China.[#item_full_content]

Pentagon Revises Press Policy After Court Order

The Pentagon has revised its media policy in compliance with a court order issued on Friday while it appeals the ruling, spokesman Sean Parnell said on Monday.”The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal,”…[#item_full_content]

ICE Officers Go to TSA Checkpoints at Trump’s Direction

Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has…[#item_full_content]

Political traffic signals: waiting for the light to change on the Hill

A phalanx of reporters and photographers trailed House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, out of the Capitol and across the Capitol grounds last Thursday morning. The Trump administration planned to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to cover the cost of the war in Iran. Passing such a plan might be dicey. Especially […]

Johnson turns up heat on Schumer as DHS shutdown drags on, airport delays mount

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is ratcheting up pressure on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats in the upper chamber as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown creeps into a sixth week with no end in sight. House GOP leaders are poised to hold votes Thursday on a pair of bills aimed at […]

ICE Sent to TSA Checkpoints as Long Airport Waits Persist

Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment in response to a partial government shutdown.

WH: No DHS Funding Talks Till Mullin Is Confirmed

The White House says there will be no discussion of funding the Department of Homeland Security until Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is confirmed as the new leader of the agency, Politico reported.[#item_full_content]

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