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WATCH: Eye-popping illegal immigration stat prompts senator’s demand to ‘redouble’ deportations

May 18, 2026

Testimony from a policy analyst at a libertarian think tank was unexpectedly highlighted by immigration hawks after he delivered an opening statement at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing featuring controversial Fairfax County prosecutor Stephen Descano. The hearing, chaired by Rep. Thomas McClintock, R-Calif., examined several examples of allegedly lax prosecutions by Descano involving illegal immigrants with prior rap sheets — including a Sierra Leone national accused of murdering...

Senate Republican threatens to derail ICE, Border Patrol package over Trump’s billion-dollar request

May 18, 2026

An internal dispute could derail Republicans’ goal of funding immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s presidency.  Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told his colleagues that he would not support the GOP’s $72 billion reconciliation package if it included $1 billion in funding for Trump’s ballroom.  His defection, along with a handful of other Republicans critical of the funding, could sink the bill.  SENATE REPUBLICANS BALK AT...

Trump’s Taiwan ‘negotiating chip’ remark sparks alarm over how far he’d shift US-China policy

May 18, 2026

President Donald Trump suggested Friday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan could factor into broader negotiations with China, drawing a swift response from Taiwan’s president and reigniting debate in Washington about the future of longstanding U.S. policy toward the island. Asked by Fox News whether he would move forward with a delayed $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan, Trump replied: “I’m holding that in abeyance, and it depends...

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President Donald Trump is turning foreign-influence laws that once ensnared figures in his own orbit toward left-wing activist networks accused of benefiting …

The federal prosecutor handling the Justice Department’s criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey over his “86 47” seashell Instagram post …