Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem handed out $10,000 bonus checks to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who exhibited “exemplary service” while working without pay during the government shutdown on Thursday.
A Democrat challenging Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) “is dangerously out of touch with Arkansas,” despite billing herself as a relatable farmer, the state’s Republican Party told Breitbart News on Thursday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dodged a question on whether Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should give up his power.
Nearly 200 investigations into potential abuses of the H-1B visa program have been launched as part of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to “combat discrimination against American workers,” agency officials reveal to Breitbart News.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is innovating artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that both lessens environmental impact and makes the agency’s work more efficient, with Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi saying, “The United States must win” the international AI race.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called Senate Democrats’ deal with Republicans to reopen the government “pathetic,” accusing them of betraying “working Americans” after failing to secure an extension of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies.
Chris Jahn, president and CEO of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), explained how the group’s over 150 manufacturers “help create a cleaner future” without being forced by the government with their own set of environmental health and safety standards.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a “disgrace” after enough Senate Democrats defected to vote for a procedural vote to allow a continuing resolution (CR) funding the government to advance, accusing him of dragging out the shutdown to feed his “deranged hatred” for President Donald Trump.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joked about putting Senate Democrats on a “no-fly list” when arguing that they should not be able to go home while they keep the government shut down during a Friday morning policy event with Breitbart News.
Senate Democrats are reportedly set on continuing to drag out the government shutdown with another “no” vote on Friday, with members claiming that “people want us to fight” and that the caucus is “unified” in how they are going to do so.
President Donald Trump celebrated the news of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) upcoming retirement, calling the nearing end to her long political career a “great thing for America.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz leaped into action during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday when a pharmaceutical executive passed out.
Reductions in air travel will be made at 40 “high-volume” airports around the country on Friday if the government shutdown does not end, Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials announced Wednesday.
PETA has filed a complaint with the National Institutes of Health after discovering the agency has been bankrolling spine-crushing experiments on rabbits.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has called on the U.S. House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg for allegedly conspiring with former President Joe Biden’s campaign “to spy on my phone records, those of my colleagues, members of President Trump’s staff and President Donald Trump himself.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) defended President Donald Trump against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) latest verbal attack, calling her a “different kind of a Democrat.”
At least 17 Christians were killed in Nigeria hours after President Donald Trump designated the nation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for ongoing attacks by radical Islamists, with local media reporting “fresh attacks by gunmen across communities in Plateau and Kaduna states.”
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins revealed that her agency has uncovered thousands of cases of food stamp fraud, saying Democrat-run states have refused to provide data to the Trump administration as her agency investigates illegal migrants on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” for the ongoing mass murders of Christians by radical Islamists, directing the House Appropriations Committee “to immediately look into this matter” and stating that the United States “cannot stand by” while the slaughters occur.
The Trump administration has made progress on solving the Tijuana River sewage crisis, with the EPA completing a review ahead of schedule.
Neoconservative “Never Trumper” Bill Kristol endorsed socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying he wishes he was less “against Israel and all that” but calling him “a very impressive politician.”
Left-wing TikTokers are shamelessly promoting rioting and stealing as the pause of food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), looms due to the government shutdown.
President Trump’s advisers are looking at holding a 2026 midterm Republican convention in Las Vegas shortly before early voting begins.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had to furlough approximately 4,000 employees and is unable to advance certain important projects due to the government shutdown, with Administrator Lee Zeldin accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) of fighting “for a far-left activist base.”
The chaplain of the U.S. Senate blasted lawmakers in his opening prayer on day 27 of the government shutdown, saying that “no gold medals are given for breaking shutdown records.”
A Washington, DC-area food bank serving federal workers impacted by the government shutdown ran out of items on Friday morning while people were still waiting in line — one day after House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) called suffering families a “leverage” to use against Republicans.
A group of state business organizations from around the country have called on the U.S. Senate to reopen the government in a letter amplified by the White House, citing the threat of “serious economic damage.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has exposed the state of California’s “significant compliance failures” with non-citizen commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) following a deadly crash allegedly caused by an illegal migrant truck driver from India.
The Trump administration has launched an official “Major Events Timeline” of the White House in response to the Democrats’ moaning about the president’s ballroom construction, including scandals like former President Bill Clinton’s affair and Hunter Biden’s drug use.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is blaming President Trump for the government shutdown’s impact on food stamps, accusing him of “withholding the money.”
Military families have been living with uncertainty as the government shutdown rages on, with the healthcare system warning of lapses in the ability to process or pay medical claims and most recent Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders being frozen in limbo.
The Trump administration is still battling to deploy National Guard troops to Portland even after the Ninth Circuit gave them a win.
The White House has shot back at former White House press secretary Jen Psaki for implying that Second Lady Usha Vance needs to be “saved” from Vice President JD Vance during a recent podcast appearance.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said it has been “easier to negotiate with Hamas than it has been with Chuck Schumer” on reopening the government as the shutdown entered day 21.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), the Trump-endorsed candidate for governor of the commonwealth, blasted Democrat opponent Abigail Spanberger’s left-wing policies and refusal to tell Jay Jones to drop out of the attorney general race over his threatening comments about a Republican lawmaker.
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that she never saw former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity falter leading up to his poor performance in the 2024 presidential debate, claiming that she did not see him on the way to the venue despite traveling on the same plane together.
The leak of a Young Republican group chat has garnered the attention of the White House, with reports stating that officials confronted a State Department staffer accused of getting the messages to Politico, and Vice President JD Vance arguing that threatening texts sent by Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones were “1,000 times worse.”
Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Democrats on Day 16 of the government shutdown, calling out Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for the Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown, saying it “may start costing the U.S. economy up to $15 billion a day.”
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said U.S. job growth has slowed down in part due to two million illegals being deported or self-deporting.
