Author: Molly Parks, Washington Examiner

Delta Air Lines is scrapping its congressional specialty service that allows members of Congress to bypass typical airport security lines until the government restores funding to the Department of Homeland Security. “Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta,” Delta…

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to proceed with the confirmation of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Homeland Security Secretary by a vote of 8 to 7, as two senators crossed party lines in their votes. Committee chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted no, bucking the confirmation of Mullin after sparring with the…

A House committee voted along party lines to advance a bill that would repeal Washington, D.C.’s authority to use traffic cameras and prohibit right turns at red lights. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform advanced the “Stop DC CAMERA Act” by a vote of 21 to 19, with all Republicans voting in favor and…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that an extensive war in Iran could deal a significant blow to his country’s ability to defend itself in its war with Russia. Zelensky said that as U.S. defense manufacturers provide missiles for the war with Iran, there would be a deficit in the number of U.S. Patriot missiles provided…

Colombia has arrested a key leader of the Venezuelan-based terrorist organization Tren de Aragua with the support of United States law enforcement officials. The U.S. State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism announced on Friday that the officials captured Jorge Luis Laez Cordero, nicknamed “Cucaracho,” this week. The bureau said Cucaracho was one of seven Tren de…

President Donald Trump is touching down in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, as the three candidates in the Texas Republican Senate contest gear up for primary election day next Tuesday. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) are all headed to the Gulf Coast city on Friday to see…

The campaign arm for House Democrats announced 12 districts across eight different states that it is seeking to flip from red to blue in the 2026 elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched the first batch of candidates that it is backing in its “red to blue” program for the midterm elections. The batch includes…