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Vance says Trump hopes to build the entire southern border wall by 2029

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the southern border on Wednesday.

Mar 5, 2025

House GOP moves to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

The Texas Democrat said he was "willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."

Mar 5, 2025

Trump addresses a joint session of Congress

Read Trump's speech transcript for the 2025 joint address to Congress

Read the full text of President Trump's prepared remarks for his 2025 joint address to Congress, as released by the White House.

Mar 5, 2025

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) Gives The Democratic Response To President Donald Trump's Address To Congress

Read full transcript of Slotkin Democratic response to Trump speech to Congress

Read the full text of Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin's prepared remarks for her 2025 Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress, as released.

Mar 5, 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with House Republicans, including several members of the House Freedom Caucus, during the first round of speaker votes on the opening day of 119th Congress at the U.S. Capitol on January 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

House GOP pursues stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.

Mar 5, 2025

Sylvester Turner speaks onstage during the Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. awards gala at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 28, 2023, in Houston, Texas.

Rep. Sylvester Turner dies at 70, weeks after taking office

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

Mar 5, 2025

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U.S. has halted sharing intelligence with Ukraine, CIA director says

The U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with its war torn ally, according to CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Mar 5, 2025

Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump's speech?

Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was escorted from the chamber Tuesday night for shouting during President Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress.

Mar 6, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Denver Mayor Michael Johnston, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu are sworn in during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary cities at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 202

Democratic mayors testify about "sanctuary city" policies at House hearing

The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee Wednesday on their immigration policies.

Mar 5, 2025

Terminated USAID Employees Collect Personal Items From Offices

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to keep $2 billion in foreign aid frozen

The Supreme Court split 5-4 in denying the request from the Trump administration.

Mar 5, 2025

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Trump administration expected to seek to let Idaho enforce strict abortion ban

The Trump administration has signaled it will move in court to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, a dramatic reversal from the Biden administration's stand.

Mar 5, 2025

A photo posted to social media by FBI Director Kash Patel on March 5, 2025, shows Mohammad Sharifullah, a suspect in 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing, in FBI custody.

Suspect in 2021 Kabul airport bombing extradited to U.S., faces judge

Mohammad Sharifullah was allegedly one of two masterminds behind the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 American service members.

Mar 5, 2025

Donald Trump Delivers Joint Address To Congress

Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve

Here's how Donald Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress polled with Americans. A heavily GOP viewership called speech presidential, entertaining.

Mar 5, 2025

Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump speech

Sen. Elissa Slotkin was elected by a narrow margin in November to represent Michigan after serving several terms in the House.

Mar 5, 2025

Rep. Al Green shouts out as President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Congressman Al Green of Texas removed from Trump's speech amid protest

Speaker Mike Johnson repeatedly urged Rep. Al Green to take his seat before directing the sergeant at arms to "restore order" and "remove this gentleman from the chamber."