Capitol Watch

DHS Confirms Houston Man Killed by ICE Agent Was Not Original Target of Immigration Operation

A Department of Homeland Security official has confirmed that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the Houston father fatally shot by an ICE officer this week, was...

Trump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill, Holding Legislation Hostage Over Voter ID Demands

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will not sign a sweeping bipartisan housing affordability bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress, escalating a standoff that...

Trump Administration Advances New Tariffs on 60 Countries Over Forced Labor, Faces Democratic Pushback

The Trump administration is finalizing a sweeping new round of tariffs targeting goods produced with forced labor across 60 trading partners, just weeks before...

DOJ Refuses to Release More Unredacted Epstein Files, Citing Victim Protections

The Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday that it will not release additional unredacted records from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, setting up a...

Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over,” Vows More Strikes as Oil Prices Surge

President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran finished on Wednesday, threatening to strike the country "very hard" again after Iranian forces attacked merchant...

Trump Administration Advances New Forced-Labor Tariffs on 60 Countries as USTR Holds Public Hearing

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is holding a public hearing Tuesday on proposed tariffs targeting 60 countries over allegations of forced-labor practices...

Trump Pushes to Sell F-35 Jets to Turkey as NATO Summit Exposes Rifts Over Greenland and Russia

President Donald Trump used the opening day of the NATO summit in Turkey to reassert his interest in acquiring Greenland while advancing a controversial...

Federal Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to Trump’s Mandatory ICE Detention Policy

A federal appeals court has ruled that immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot be held for more than 90 days without...

Trump Personally Overruled Recommendation to Cancel Storm-Threatened July 4th Salute to America

President Trump revealed that he personally overrode a recommendation to cancel the "Salute to America" celebration on the National Mall after severe storms forced...

DOGE Officially Sunsets Without Any Final Accounting of Its Government Cuts

The Department of Government Efficiency, President Trump's signature cost-cutting initiative, reached its mandated expiration date on July 4 without the Office of Management and...

Top Army Commander in Europe and Africa Relinquishes Command Following Hegseth Ouster

General Christopher Donahue, one of the U.S. Army's most decorated and widely respected officers, formally relinquished command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa this...

Chris Christie Predicts “Monumental Defeat” for GOP in 2026 Midterms, Calls for Party Reckoning

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivered a blunt warning to fellow Republicans this week, predicting a landslide defeat in the 2026 midterm elections...

Trump Administration Lets USMCA Deadline Pass, Opening Door to Renegotiation With Canada and Mexico

Story Highlights USMCA renewal deadline passed July 1 without administration action to extend the six-year-old pact Administration will pursue new negotiations rather than renew...

Supreme Court Hands Trump Sweeping New Power to Fire Independent Agency Officials

Story Highlights Supreme Court overturned Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935) in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the...

Trump Takes First Flight on Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Amid Ethics Firestorm

Story Highlights Trump took his first flight on the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747, calling it "the world's most luxurious plane" The aircraft, an unconditional gift...