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- Rand Paul: ICE hasn’t shared information about Minneapolis shooting probesby By Eric Bazail-Eimil on September 22, 2026 at 11:03 pm
DHS faces continued bipartisan scrutiny in the wake of several incidents where ICE or Border Patrol agents used deadly force against individuals they were trying to apprehend.
- GOP Armed Services chair blasts White House welcome of Chinese leaderby By Leo Shane III and Connor O'Brien on September 22, 2026 at 10:24 pm
Sen. Roger Wicker urged President Donald Trump to press Xi Jinping on China’s military buildup and human rights issues.
- Appeals court’s Capitol steps ruling may signal trouble for Trump on media banby By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein on September 22, 2026 at 5:43 pm
The D.C. Circuit reaffirmed Tuesday that government restrictions on First Amendment activity must be “viewpoint neutral.”
- Ohio stations ignore Max Miller’s legal threat, run Democratic challenger’s adby By Riley Rogerson on September 22, 2026 at 3:33 pm
A lawyer for the Republican incumbent called the ad from Brian Poindexter “defamatory.”
- GOP senator wants to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. over Russian-funded weddingby By Chris Marquette on September 22, 2026 at 1:13 pm
Sen. John Curtis is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to compel testimony from the president’s son.
- Capitol agenda: Senate GOP eyes exit plan as trail callsby By Calen Razor on September 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The chamber, initially scheduled to be in session until the beginning of October, is instead eyeing departure by the end of the week.
- Top House Oversight Dem demands answers to Trump’s media banby By Jalen Beckford on September 21, 2026 at 10:00 pm
“The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press, not freedom from criticism,” Robert Garcia writes.
- Mike Rogers says Iran war needs to 'end quickly' amid rising pricesby By Elleiana Green on September 21, 2026 at 9:26 pm
The GOP Senate candidate was the second Republican to break with the White House on the issue Monday.