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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats.
Trump says he’ll make Noem a "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.
Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Noem’s... Read More
House will vote on an Iran war powers resolution in a test of Trump's strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.It's the second vote in as many days, after the Senate defeated a similar measure along party lines. Lawmakers are confronting the sudden reality of representing the American people in wartime and all that entails — with lives lost, dollars spent and alliances tested by a president's unilateral decision to go to war with... Read More
Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up its retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region.Trump ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war. Trump’s comments to the American news website Axios were likely to renew questions about whether the U.S. and Israel seek the overthrow of... Read More
Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement
As Texas waits on President Donald Trump's promised endorsement, Sen. John Cornyn isn't holding back on his runoff opponent in the Republican primary.His campaign is releasing a new video Thursday with a litany of ethical and personal accusations against state Attorney General Ken Paxton. It's an initial salvo in a second round of campaigning that could be even more bitter and expensive than the first.
The video revisits issues like Paxton's impeachment trial on corruption charges, which ended in an acquittal but exposed an extramarital affair, and a state fraud... Read More
Vertigo sidelines Alex Bowman, forcing him out of Sunday's Phoenix NASCAR race
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will miss the NASCAR race Sunday at Phoenix Raceway after he was diagnosed with vertigo.Bowman was too ill to continue racing last Sunday at Circuit of the Americas in Texas and was replaced mid-race by Myatt Snider, who had been working in the pits for Fox Sports at the time of the driver change.
Anthony Alfredo will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for Bowman this weekend at Phoenix. Alfredo has 210 NASCAR national series starts, including 43 at the Cup level. He is the simulator test driver for Hendrick... Read More
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- Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement
- House will vote on an Iran war powers resolution in a test of Trump's strategy
- House Republican leaders urge Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide
- Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region
- More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
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