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Chuck Schumer
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Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.
Iran is decimated but the war is not over: Trump signals fresh strikes in prime-time address
Trump's first prime-time address on Operation Epic Fury declares Iran decimated but signals two to three more weeks of US strikes and leaves the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
DHS shutdown set to drag on as House sends Senate a bill Democrats vow to block
The US House passed a 60-day DHS funding bill on 28 March 2026, but Senate Democrats declared it dead on arrival as Congress left for a two-week recess with no deal in sight.
Trump orders DHS to pay TSA workers as partial government shutdown sets new record
Trump announced an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA officers as the partial shutdown passed 40 days with no deal in sight.
Trump escalates DHS standoff with ICE airport threat ahead of Monday deadline
Trump threatens ICE deployment at US airports as TSA staffing shortages worsen during the DHS shutdown's sixth week. Democrats block funding for the fifth time.
Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary after $220m ad scandal and Minnesota fallout
President Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her, effective March 31, 2026, pending Senate confirmation.
Senate set for war powers vote as Iran fatwas call for global retaliation and oil prices surge
Iran drone strikes hit U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Six U.S. troops killed. Strait of Hormuz closed. Senate war powers vote set for March 4, 2026.
Missing Epstein FBI summaries prompt DOJ review as Congress launches bipartisan probe
The US Department of Justice says it is reviewing whether FBI interview summaries containing uncorroborated Trump allegations were improperly withheld from Epstein files.
Can Democrats avert shutdown by decoupling DHS funding? Why immigration enforcement is splitting Congress
Find out how Senate Democrats and the White House struck a temporary deal to avert a shutdown while pushing for immigration enforcement reforms. #GovernmentShutdown #DHS #ImmigrationReform