Trump's immigration stumbles in the spotlight as Noem ousted
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Trump removed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with a March 5 social media post thanking her for her service.
President Donald Trump’s ouster of his top immigration enforcement official adds to the turmoil around the administration's signature second-term initiative, again putting the spotlight on a deportation push that has faced setbacks amid intense backlash.
Trump removed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with a March 5 social media post thanking her for her service and tapping Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to take her place.
Noem was the face of Trump's sweeping and controversial immigration enforcement efforts and became a lightning rod for criticism, with Democrats pushing to impeach her and some prominent Republicans slamming her leadership in the weeks before Trump took action to remove her.
The DHS secretary had increasingly become a political liability for Trump, said GOP consultant Matthew Bartlett.
"For a long time, there has been an utter failure of leadership at DHS and a horrible compounding of problems," Bartlett said.
Trump pushes countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid rising Middle East tensions and stalled international commitments.
The U.S. Postal Service faces massive losses and may run out of money next year, prompting a congressional hearing and debate over its priorities.
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A law passed in 2025 making it tougher to claim Italian citizenship was upheld by the country's Constitutional Court.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.
The design was finalized in 2024, before Trump took office. The artist and U.S. Mint say it symbolizes the early U.S. quest for freedom from Britain.
The overnight strikes did not impact the islands oil infrastructure, U.S. and Iranian officials said.
Trump's recent executive order to increase the production of glyphosate might derail MAHA voters' support for the GOP, the movement’s leaders say.