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Video Kirstjen Nielsen to resign from the Department of Homeland Security President Trump has tweeted that Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as DHS secretary. President Trump announced Sunday afternoon that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “will be leaving her position” after 16 months in the job. Trump also announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as acting secretary, tweeting: “I have confidence that Kevin…

Holly Bailey April 7 at 7:54 PM IOWA CITY — Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Sunday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “racist” whose outreach to far-right interests as he seeks to hang onto political power has seriously damaged the chances of peace in the Middle East. Speaking at a town hall here at the University of Iowa, the former Texas congressman denounced Netanyahu’s pledge Saturday that…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mick Mulvaney called the bid to see President Trump’s tax returns a “political stunt” One of US President Donald Trump’s top aides has said that opposition Democrats will “never” see his tax returns. White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the call for the records to be released was a “political stunt”. On Wednesday a Congressional tax committee submitted a request for…

In a period of a little over 24 hours this weekend, 24 people were shot in Chicago, including three children under 13 — and three of the adults shot died from their injuries, according to police. Beginning at 4 a.m. Saturday through about 10 a.m. Sunday, Chicago police were investigating shooting cases that included the homicides and a mass shooting of six people outside an afternoon baby shower in West…

Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit that accused several Washington state locations of sharing personal guest information with U.S. immigration officials. The budget motel operator illegally shared the personal information of about 80,000 customers for more than two years, resulting in a “targeted” ICE investigation into guests with Latino-sounding names, the Washington state attorney general’s office announced Thursday. The office said operators at seven Washington…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is resigning, President Trump announced in a tweet Sunday. CBS News first reported Nielsen’s impending departure, which Mr. Trump announced after a 5 p.m. meeting with Nielsen at the White House. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will serve as acting DHS secretary, the president announced.  “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to…

Video Exclusive: Mick Mulvaney on President Trump’s border security push, growing tensions with House Democrats President Trump warns Mexico to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S.; insight from White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday” in an exclusive interview that Democrats will “never” see President Trump’s tax returns, days after a House Democrat committee chairman…

Mr. Shapiro added: “And there’s no evident check coming from the Trump administration, as there always had been under every previous administration, saying, ‘Don’t do that.’” In response to the rise of the sovereignty movement, two-state supporters have warned loudly of a domino effect that any annexation would set in motion, whether limited to a few big settlements, the Israeli-administered portion of the West Bank known as Area C, or…

CLOSE President Donald Trump says his administration is ensuring the country knows “this is an actual emergency” at the U.S.-Mexico border. (April 5) AP As the Trump administration works to address what it describes as a growing “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said in a court filing that it may take two years for the government to identify thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families.  The…

CHICAGO – Two men who opened fire on a crowd of people gathered for a baby shower, wounding six people, including two children, may have acted in retaliation for an earlier gang conflict, police said Sunday. Authorities have only “shards of information” about what happened at the family gathering in Chicago because witnesses are not cooperating, a police spokesman said, but investigators hope the serious nature of the children’s injuries…

Video Exclusive: Mick Mulvaney on President Trump’s border security push, growing tensions with House Democrats President Trump warns Mexico to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S.; insight from White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday” in an exclusive interview that Democrats will “never” see President Trump’s tax returns, days after a House Democrat committee chairman…

Video Exclusive: Mick Mulvaney on President Trump’s border security push, growing tensions with House Democrats President Trump warns Mexico to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S.; insight from White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday” in an exclusive interview that Democrats will “never” see President Trump’s tax returns, days after a House Democrat committee chairman…

Video Exclusive: Mick Mulvaney on President Trump’s border security push, growing tensions with House Democrats President Trump warns Mexico to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S.; insight from White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday” in an exclusive interview that Democrats will “never” see President Trump’s tax returns, days after a House Democrat committee chairman…

People walk by election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (left) alongside the Blue and White party leaders, including Benny Gantz. Ahead of Tuesday’s election, Netanyahu has pledged to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption toggle caption Oded Balilty/AP People walk by election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has been pushing the attorney general to ask a judge to approve the release of grand jury material, but Barr has made no move to do so. Nadler is authorized to subpoena Mueller’s full report, with the committee voting along party lines Wednesday to grant him that ability, though to date, none has been issued.

An American woman and her safari guide who were kidnapped in a Ugandan wilderness park and held five days by armed captors were returned unharmed on Sunday after a ransom was paid for their release, authorities said. Kim Sue Endicott of Southern California and her tour guide, Congolese national Jean-Paul Mirenge Remezo, were freed in a negotiated handover, officials said. The kidnappers who abducted them at gunpoint in Queen Elizabeth…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York, Friday, April 5, 2019. (Associated Press) U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called President Trump’s recent barb about her being a “young bartender” a compliment and lashed out at Amazon while speaking with constituents Saturday. “There’s nothing wrong with being a bartender,” Ocasio-Cortez said at a joint event in the New York City borough of Queens alongside New…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York, Friday, April 5, 2019. (Associated Press) U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called President Trump’s recent barb about her being a “young bartender” a compliment and lashed out at Amazon while speaking with constituents Saturday. “There’s nothing wrong with being a bartender,” Ocasio-Cortez said at a joint event in the New York City borough of Queens alongside New…