Obama-era DHS chief says ‘we’ve got to stop with these funding fights’

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 11:00 am

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Sunday urged lawmakers to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and pay its employees, which has been in a shutdown for over a month. Johnson, who served under former President Obama, said in an appearance on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM...

Student misbehavior is still up — and teachers want parents to do more about it

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 10:00 am

Student behavior in the classroom is not improving, and teachers want parents to do more. An Education Week survey released this month found 64 percent of teachers reporting classroom behavior has gotten worse in the past year.   Their No. 1 solution, coming from more than 60 educators, is smaller class sizes. But teachers also said...

Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential attendance problems as major bills loom

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 10:00 am

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is grappling with an attendance issue as lawmakers begin to prioritize the 2026 midterms, potentially complicating the passage of key measures in the months ahead. The predicament was on full display this week: 22 Republicans did not vote for any bills on Tuesday, followed by seven on Wednesday and five on...

Trump says US will ‘obliterate’ Iranian power plants if Strait of Hormuz not reopened

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 2:09 am

President Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz within the next two days. Trump's warning comes one day after he hinted that the U.S. was "winding down" its military operation in Iran, claiming the U.S. was "getting very close" to achieving its objective. "If Iran...

Jury finds Musk misled Twitter shareholders during takeover fight

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 12:29 am

A jury on Friday found that Elon Musk misled Twitter's shareholders by driving down Twitter's stock price ahead of his $44 billion acquisition of the company in 2022. The San Francisco jury were asked if two tweets and comments made by Musk on a podcast showed that he deliberately defrauded the shareholders and drove down...

Joseph Duggar wife Kendra arrested, both facing new charges in Arkansas

By: The Hill

Published on: March 22, 2026, 12:22 am

Tontitown police have now filed charges against Joseph Duggar, days after he was arrested.

Swalwell backs off case against Pulte in mortgage fraud fight

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 11:46 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Friday dropped his lawsuit against Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte after Swalwell was accused of mortgage fraud. Swalwell sued Pulte in November, accusing him of abusing his authority in forwarding a criminal referral regarding the lawmaker’s mortgage to the Department of Justice. Swalwell asked the courts to demand Pulte...

Maher outlines ways US 'f----ed up' Iran conflict strategy

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 10:40 pm

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday outlined his list of ways that he thinks the U.S. "f---ed up" its strategy in attacking Iran. "You know where we f---ed up? A few places," he told guests Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Democratic strategist Paul Begala on his HBO show "Real Time." "One, we're blowing up each...

DHS funding deal stalls in Congress amid continuing negotiations

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 10:17 pm

Senate Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to reaching a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday, following weeks of negotiations with the White House. President Trump's border czar Tom Homan has been meeting with centrist Democrats over the past few days to try to find a path forward on a...

Sunday shows preview: Iran conflict persists as DHS funding fight snarls travel

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 9:57 pm

The U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran stretches out for another week after President Trump said he is considering "winding down" military operations as the U.S. gets "very close" to its military objectives. Trump made the remarks on Friday, citing Iran's diminished missile capacity, destroyed defense response and "Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear...

Cruz proposes splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding bill to end airport chaos

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 9:31 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading Senate conservative, is proposing to colleagues the idea of splitting off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from the rest of funding for the Department of Homeland Security to end growing chaos at airports around the country. The proposal appeared to be gaining momentum...

Cornyn, Paxton lock into Texas Senate GOP runoff still seeking Trump's nod

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 9:00 pm

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are locked into their Senate primary runoff fight as they court President Trump's coveted endorsement. Trump teased days after the rivals advanced to a runoff that he’d back one candidate and ask the other to exit the race. But Tuesday, the formal dropout date, passed without that...

Trump reacts to Robert Mueller death: 'I’m glad'

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 8:33 pm

President Trump reacted to news of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s death on Saturday by writing on Truth Social that he was “glad he’s dead,” reflecting his continued disdain for Mueller’s probe into Russian interference and the Trump campaign in the 2016 presidential election. “Robert Mueller just died," he wrote. "Good, I’m glad he’s dead....

Airport security headaches grow as DHS shutdown drags on: What to know

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 8:17 pm

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are expected to skip work or quit as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches on, causing long lines at airports and more headaches for travelers. The lack of funding for DHS has left many of its employees unpaid, which has prompted those absences and departures. Travelers have been...

Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules

By: The Hill

Published on: March 21, 2026, 8:14 pm

Senate Republicans on Saturday voted against an unusual procedural gambit by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to suspend the Senate rules and advance a bill through the Rules Committee to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The motion failed by a party-line vote of 41 to 49. It needed 60 votes to succeed. Senate...