• Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security

    Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security

    Apr 02, 2026 03:38 PM EDT

    ... wide open again,” Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., posted on X. “If that’s the vote, I’m a NO.” Meanwhile, the budget package that Trump wants prepared for later this year is expected to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump’s term, as a way ...

  • Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated

    Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated

    Apr 02, 2026 03:24 PM EDT

    ... is, in part, an attempt to demonstrate to Washington that Europe is doing more for its own security in the face of frequent criticism from Trump. Oil prices rise again even as Trump suggests the war could end soonThe conflict is driving up prices for oil and natural gas, roiling ...

  • 4 takeaways from Trump's address on the Iran war

    4 takeaways from Trump's address on the Iran war

    Apr 02, 2026 02:46 PM EDT

    ... efforts to work toward a ceasefire and seemed to suggest the war would end after the U.S. finished hitting its targets. After days of Trump insisting that positive talks with Iran were happening, the omission was noticeable. Iran has denied the negotiations were taking place. Trump avoids renewed threats ...

  • Trump signals Iran war could end soon but gives mixed signals on how

    Trump signals Iran war could end soon but gives mixed signals on how

    Apr 01, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... assets to be able to send to the Gulf to do this. And so these countries tell me that they are certainly hoping that President Trump and the U.S. would remain in the theater after the war is -- quote -- "over," especially the Marine expeditionary unit, the MEU, that is ...

  • Trump’s Supreme Court attendance highlights his focus on immigration

    Trump’s Supreme Court attendance highlights his focus on immigration

    Apr 01, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    It was an unprecedented scene at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments. The case will decide Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, one of the most controversial policies of his second term. Liz Landers reports on the president's unusual trip down Pennsylvania Avenue.

  • Trump ally testifies in trial over secret Venezuela lobbying effort

    Trump ally testifies in trial over secret Venezuela lobbying effort

    Apr 01, 2026 09:59 PM EDT

    ... House quashed it. Prosecutors allege that Rivera's three-month, $50-million consulting contract was really a cover as Venezuelan officials tried to persuade the Trump administration to normalize relations. Ballard testified that he first learned of it when Rivera was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of failing to perform ...

  • Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules

    Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules

    Apr 01, 2026 07:23 PM EDT

    ... by saying, “We fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” Trump’s lawyers argued that Trump's conduct on Jan. 6 meets the threshold for presidential immunity. The plaintiffs contended that Trump cannot prove he ...

  • Whispers in the Supreme Court as Trump takes a front-row seat for oral arguments

    Whispers in the Supreme Court as Trump takes a front-row seat for oral arguments

    Apr 01, 2026 07:01 PM EDT

    ... Birthright' Citizenship!” About three dozen countries guarantee citizenship to children born on their territory. However, the president's post added to the more direct criticism Trump has hurled at the court in general and several justices in particular. Trump said he was ashamed of the six justices who ruled against ...

  • WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation — PBS News special report

    WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation — PBS News special report

    Apr 01, 2026 07:00 PM EDT

    ... he wrote. No signs of Iran relinquishing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz https://www.youtube.com/embed/kKQqBRiJlcI Watch a direct feed of Trump's primetime address in the player above. Since the war began on Feb. 28, Trump has offered shifting objectives and repeatedly has said it ...

  • From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

    From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

    Apr 01, 2026 06:35 PM EDT

    ... with a simple majority. He said that trying to fund the all of DHS through that process would make the task “a lot more complicated.” Trump on Wednesday seemed to nod toward that strategy, saying on social media that Republicans were “going forward” to fund ICE and Border Patrol without ...