Jeff Mordock

GOP plan to reopen DHS falters with Trump ‘unhappy,’ Democrats still demanding big changes for ICE

A Republican-led plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security without funding ICE's detention and deportation operations is teetering as President Trump said he is "not happy" with it and Democrats said they cannot vote for it without additional changes.

March 24, 2026

Trump says he’d be ‘unhappy’ with GOP deal to end partial shutdown

President Trump said Tuesday that he's willing to take a "good, hard look" at the Republican plan to end the partial government shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security, but he didn't say he'd support it.

March 24, 2026

Trump swears in Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary

President Trump swore in Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday, marking the start of the former senator's tenure leading the agency responsible for carrying out the administration's polarizing immigration enforcement policies.

March 24, 2026

Trump reverses course on SAVE Act demand, open to GOP deal to end DHS shutdown

President Trump is willing to back the Republican plan to end the partial government shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security without money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal, a White House official told The Washington Times.

March 24, 2026

Trump’s demand to tie voting to DHS funding complicates slow going shutdown talks

President Trump is rebuffing suggestions from Republican lawmakers and his own aides about how to end the Homeland Security Department shutdown and instead adding a demand that likely will extend the six-week-long stalemate.

March 23, 2026

Trump makes impromptu visit to Graceland: ‘I love Elvis’

President Trump on Monday made an unexpected stop at Elvis Presley's Graceland estate in Memphis after declaring his love for the music of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

March 23, 2026

‘We ain’t doing it’: Schumer rejects Trump demand to tie SAVE America Act to DHS funding

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday said Democrats are not going to give in to President Trump's demand to tie the GOP's election legislation to funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

March 23, 2026

Trump says ICE could arrest illegal immigrants at airports

President Trump warned Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could make immigration arrests at airports while they are assisting with staffing shortages caused by the partial government shutdown.

March 23, 2026

Trump: GOP shouldn’t reach funding deal with Democrats unless they vote for SAVE America Act

President Trump says Senate Republicans shouldn't reach a deal with Democrats to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security unless they vote to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters.

March 23, 2026

Trump considering ‘winding down’ military action in Iran

President Trump said the U.S. is considering scaling back its military operations in Iran because the U.S. is close to achieving its objectives in the conflict, which is about to enter its fourth week.

March 20, 2026

Trump says he’s not interested in a ceasefire in Iran war

President Trump dismissed the prospect of a ceasefire with Iran, saying that the U.S. has won the war and has the upper hand over Tehran.

March 20, 2026

Trump bars broadcast of other football games during Army-Navy contest

President Trump signed an executive order that prevents any football games from being broadcast simultaneously with the annual Army-Navy matchup.

March 20, 2026

Trump could request $200 billion funding for Iran: ‘Small price’

President Trump confirmed Thursday that he may ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to fund the war in Iran, saying the money is worth every cent because it will ensure the U.S. military has the best equipment available for the conflict.

March 19, 2026

Trump says he’s not escalating troops amid Iran war

President Trump said Thursday that he's not deploying additional troops to the Mideast due to the Iran war.

March 19, 2026

Trump says Japan is ‘stepping up’ in Iran war; bashes NATO leaders

President Trump hailed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for "stepping up" on Iran after she pledged to join a coalition to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, where an Iranian blockade has worsened soaring oil prices.

March 19, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to meet with Trump under shadow of Iran war

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled Thursday to meet with President Trump at the White House as the U.S. commander-in-chief seeks assistance from allies to protect the Strait of Hormuz amid the war against Iran.

March 19, 2026

White House distances itself from counterterrorism official who resigned over Iran war

The White House on Wednesday sought to distance itself from Joe Kent, a top counter-terrorism official who resigned in protest of the Iran war, by depicting him as not involved in U.S. intelligence assessment.

March 18, 2026

Trump says China summit is delayed to focus on Iran war

President Trump said Tuesday that he has postponed his planned summit in China later this month because of the U.S. war with Iran.

March 17, 2026

Irish PM treads carefully in Oval Office visit as Trump bashes European leaders

Michael Martin, the taoiseach of Ireland, attempted to steer clear of discussing the Iran conflict and trade tensions at a White House meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.

March 17, 2026

Trump says he is asking to delay trip to China due to war with Iran

President Trump said Monday that the U.S. has asked Beijing to delay his planned trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping by "a month or so" because of the ongoing war in Iran.

March 16, 2026