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Trump ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi.

End of shutdown in sight: Senate passes DHS funding bill minus money for ICE, Border Patrol

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside the chamber after passing a measure by unanimous consent that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, if the House agrees, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill for a second time to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security but without money for immigration enforcement.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside the chamber after passing a measure by unanimous consent that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, if the House agrees, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

End of shutdown in sight: Senate passes DHS funding bill minus money for ICE, Border Patrol

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks about President Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran and Democratic efforts to force congressional approval for going to war, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

A year after Trump’s Liberation Day, Democrats argue tariffs fueled uncertainty, rising prices 14 minutes ago

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reflected in a window, gestures during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pentagon upends relationship with other Washington institutions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump to take matters into his own hands to pay DHS employees, bypassing Congress

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U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

Drone incursion at Air Force nuclear bomber base under investigation

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump to take matters into his own hands to pay DHS employees, bypassing Congress

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U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

Drone incursion at Air Force nuclear bomber base under investigation

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in Washington on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Come clean, avoid legal wrath: DOJ expands corporate self-disclosure program

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The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on a military jeep as he inspects troops of the People's Liberation Army during a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Li Tao/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reflected in a window, gestures during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times 35 minutes ago

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

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