President-elect Trump announced Tuesday he had chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, an agency that addresses border security, emergency relief and cybersecurity. In his announcement Tuesday evening, Trump emphasized Noem’s moves as governor to send National Guard soldiers to the southern border in Texas, arguing she is “very strong” on border security. “She will work closely with ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan...

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, was detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month for “appearing intoxicated,” Fox News has confirmed. McCaul admitted to taking an Ambien and drinking before a flight from D.C. to Texas, Semafor first reported.  He said he missed his flight and found himself “disoriented.”  McCaul said he was “briefly detained” by police and picked up by a family member.  “Two...

The Biden administration is moving to charge oil and gas companies a new fee on methane emissions, but opponents of the rule suggest such efforts could be short-lived under incoming Republican leadership. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will try to “incentivize” the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions by imposing a Waste Emissions Charge, allowed under the Inflation Reduction Act.  Under the...