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April 5, 2026
Trump voters are blocking his ICE warehouses -- and Republicans are leading the fight
April 4, 2026 7:27PM ET WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local Democrats to oppose the move and disclosed DHS plans to retrofit warehouses across the nation to expand immigrant detention. Two Republican members of the U.S. Senate, one who chairs the Armed Services Committee and another running for governor, personally lobbied DHS to find oth ...
Go to discussionGen. George says Army deserves 'leaders of character' in farewell letter
04/04/26 4:00 PM ET Gen. Randy George, the U.S. Army’s chief of staff ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, on Friday sent a farewell letter saying the Army deserves “leaders of character.”. George thanked Army officials for their support in an email posted on Reddit’s Army page. An Army official confirmed the email’s legitimacy to The Hill. “I know you’ll all continue to stay laser-focused on the mission, continue innovating, and relentlessly cut through the bureaucracy to get our warfig ...
Go to discussionWhite House is expected to shake up more leadership roles at Justice Department, sources say
Updated on: April 4, 2026 / 3:41 PM EDT President Trump is likely to make leadership changes involving two more top roles at the Justice Department, sources told CBS News on Saturday. The changes are most likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Senior officials have discussed promoting Dhillon to one of the top department roles, while demoting ...
Go to discussionWhite House Addresses Trump Walter Reed Rumors on Social Media: 'Fear Not!'
Apr 4th, 2026, 5:14 pm The White House’s Rapid Response team addressed rumors circulating on social media that President Donald Trump must be incapacitated because of the early press “lid” called Saturday morning in the midst of the Iran war. Trump did not make any press statements Friday following news of multiple American aircraft being shot down by Iran and the frantic search for one airman still missing. In addition, the White House declared a press “lid” at 11:08 a.m. Saturday, indicati ...
Go to discussionImmigrant seeking citizenship hospitalized after ICE 'violently' rear-ended him in Baltimore car crash, attorney says
Saturday 04 April 2026 19:02 EDT A 32-year-old man was hospitalized with a concussion and “significant injuries” after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rear-ended his vehicle in Baltimore, according to his attorney and a U.S. senator. Ever Alvarenga Rios’ vehicle was “violently rear-ended” by ICE agents Thursday morning, his attorneys told WMAR-2 News. Now, he’s in the hospital after sustaining “significant injuries” to his head, chest, back and hands, according to Democratic Senato ...
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