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• Mullin says deportations will continue

  05-11-2026 00:26 via Administration News
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday said "deportations will continue" in a social media post following Democrats' sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections, claiming both the House and Senate. Democrats campaigned against President Trump's immigration crackdown, with some using the call to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a slogan on the...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth rips impeachment threat as ‘stunt;' GOP leadership elections loom

  10-11-2026 14:31 via House News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ripped a looming impeachment threat at a Tuesday morning presser. “It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it,” Hegseth said at the rare briefing. His remarks, marking the first Pentagon press conference in about six months, come a day after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday unveiled eight...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth rips impeachment threat as ‘stunt’ at rare briefing

  10-11-2026 14:07 via House News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ripped a looming impeachment threat at a Tuesday morning presser.  “It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it,” Hegseth said at the rare briefing. His remarks, marking the first Pentagon press conference in about six months, come a day after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday unveiled eight...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth rips impeachment threat as ‘stunt’ at briefing; GOP leadership races loom

  10-11-2026 14:07 via House News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ripped a looming impeachment threat as a “stunt” at a Tuesday morning presser.“It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it,” Hegseth said at the rare briefing.His remarks, marking the first Pentagon press conference in about six months, come a day after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on...
  
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• Boebert says 'fat lady hasn't sung yet' in her House race

  10-11-2026 13:57 via House News
  
  Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) insisted on Monday that her reelection race wasn’t over yet, despite CNN’s Decision Desk projecting a win for her Democratic opponent earlier in the day. “The fat lady ain’t sung yet,” Boebert told TMZ’s Jacob Wasserman outside the House steps.“We have thousands of ballots that are being cured,” she...
  
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• Watch live: Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing amid impeachment push

  10-11-2026 13:33 via House News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak to reporters Tuesday morning, his first briefing in roughly six months, as he faces an impeachment threat over his handling of the Iran war and strikes on suspected drug boats near South America. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment Monday, accusing Hegseth of violating the Constitution...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth holds rare briefing to confront impeachment threat; GOP leadership races loom

  10-11-2026 13:30 via Administration News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak to reporters Tuesday morning as he faces mounting impeachment pressure. The remarks, marking the first Pentagon press conference in about six months, come a day after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday unveiled eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth. Massie has accused the defense chief of violating the Constitution...
  
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• House Republicans face leadership reckoning after midterm bloodbath

  10-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  House Republicans are preparing to elect a new leadership team that will face the challenge of steering the conference through its transition to the minority after the party’s huge midterm losses last week. A growing number of Republicans have argued the losses exposed shortcomings in leadership and messaging, fueling calls for a shake-up. The contests...
  
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• Massie: 'High probability' Hegseth won't make it to the end of the year

  10-11-2026 05:00 via House News
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who is leading an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said Monday that Hegseth will not be in his role by the new year. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source,” Massie said that he thought there was “a high probability that Pete Hegseth won't make it...
  
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• Trump says Hegseth should be praised, not impeached

  10-11-2026 04:05 via House News
  
  President Trump on Monday shot back at efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Defeated Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a total loser, is trying to Impeach perhaps the most popular and successful military official in the Country, Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday night. “With recruitment at an ALL-TIME...
  
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• Returning to Washington, Republicans vent anger, frustrations after midterm drubbing

  10-11-2026 02:49 via House News
  
  Republicans returned to Washington on Monday following an election rout that saw them lose both chambers of Congress for the final two years of President Trump’s time in office.  Their mood matched their fortunes.The blue wave that crashed into the midterms has forced a reckoning within the GOP, sparking questions about what went wrong,...
  
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• Crane staves off Democratic challenger in Arizona House race

  10-11-2026 01:41 via House News
  
  Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) is projected to win reelection in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), defeating Democrat Jonathan Nez for the second consecutive election cycle. The race was close enough that DDHQ did not make its projection until a week after the election, as Democrats prepare to take over the...
  
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• 5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

  10-11-2026 01:09 via Administration News
  
  President Trump carried out a surprise press briefing at the White House on Monday, teasing reporters with an appearance by UFC head Dana White — to whom he offered the job as press secretary — and providing a combative response to Republicans' stunning midterm election defeat. The president took a wide range of questions on...
  
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• Trump attacks Massie as 'stone-cold loser' in combative press conference

  10-11-2026 00:23 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Monday used a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to attack Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who the president called a “stone-cold loser” for the congressman’s efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “He’s a sick, sick guy. There’s something wrong with him, actually. Now he’s after Pete Hegseth. He doesn’t...
  
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• Trump attacks Massie as 'stone cold loser' in combative press conference

  10-11-2026 00:23 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Monday used a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to attack Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who he called a “stone cold loser” for his effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “He’s a sick, sick guy. There’s something wrong with him, actually. Now he’s after Pete Hegseth. He doesn’t like...
  
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• Where all 18 unprojected House races stand

  10-11-2026 00:01 via House News
  
  It has been nearly a week since the 2026 midterm elections delivered Democrats one of the biggest House majorities in decades — but some races have yet to be projected. While the outstanding 18 House races' results won’t make or break the majority, both parties are hoping to squeeze as many seats as they can...
  
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• Dana White takes podium at White House press briefing

  09-11-2026 23:40 via Administration News
  
  Dana White, president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, stopped by the press briefing room Monday, participating in an impromptu press conference with President Trump. The visit comes after Trump posted a Truth Social post over the weekend offering White the press secretary position. He told reporters on Sunday that he was actually joking. White...
  
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• Trump says he 'will not approve wind turbines' despite support for permitting reform bill

  09-11-2026 23:36 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Monday said he would not approve new wind turbines despite his support for a permitting reform bill that seeks to ease the passage of all forms of energy, including wind. Trump told reporters during a press briefing Monday that he was “behind” the bipartisan Senate legislation “100 percent.” But, asked if he...
  
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• Trump signals no Iran strikes coming after meeting Qatari leader

  09-11-2026 23:31 via Administration News
  
  President Trump downplayed the possibility of renewed military action against Iran but said the U.S. was maintaining its wartime posture in the Middle East to protect allied Arab and Gulf partners, speaking from the White House on Monday.  Trump’s comments came following a meeting with the primary interlocutor with Iran, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed...
  
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• Trump announces special envoy for manufacturing

  09-11-2026 23:18 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Monday announced a special envoy for manufacturing in a post to Truth Social. “I am proud to announce that David MacNeil, the GREAT American entrepreneur and founder of WeatherTech, will be the Special Envoy for Manufacturing!” Trump said in his Monday afternoon post. “David has built an incredible American company that makes...
  
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• House GOP chair calls to delay leadership elections, reform rules

  09-11-2026 23:18 via House News
  
  House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) called for GOP leadership elections to be delayed, arguing that Republicans need to self-reflect on their brutal midterm losses before moving forward as a conference. “We are less than a week removed from Tuesday’s elections, and need to understand how and why we lost the trust...
  
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• Live updates: Trump makes impromtu briefing; Massie reads articles of impeachment against Hegseth

  09-11-2026 22:51 via Administration News
  
  Congress returns to Washington after weeks away and a stunning reversal of fortune for Republicans in last week's midterm election. As Congress got resettled, President Trump held an impromptu briefing, offering updates on the conflict with Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war. He declared Iran's military operations effectively done, and said there is progress being made...
  
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• Live updates: Trump makes impromptu briefing; Massie reads articles of impeachment against Hegseth

  09-11-2026 22:51 via Administration News
  
  Congress returns to Washington after weeks away and a stunning reversal of fortune for Republicans in last week's midterm election. As Congress got resettled, President Trump held an impromptu briefing, offering updates on the conflict with Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war. He declared Iran's military operations effectively done, and said there is progress being made...
  
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• Watch live: Trump briefs media as Miller takes over top White House post

  09-11-2026 22:50 via Administration News
  
  President Trump held a surprise briefing with members of the media on Monday afternoon, as Congress returns for its lame duck session.  The president's party is reeling after last week's election, in which Democrats made major gains in the House and Senate.Stephen Miller, a longtime Trump advisor, took over as chief of staff on...
  
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• Burgum’s security blocks TMZ reporter: ‘You’re banging into me’

  09-11-2026 22:30 via Administration News
  
  A TMZ reporter got into a confrontation with security for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at Washington Reagan National Airport. In the beginning of a video posted to the social platform X on Monday, TMZ’s Charlie Cotton appears to be holding the camera and standing next to Burgum at the airport when he says, “I'm with...
  
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• Democrats push to restore Afghanistan TPS as Trump mulls deportation flights

  09-11-2026 22:26 via House News
  
  Advocates are hopeful they’ll be able to head off scheduled flights to deport Afghan nationals by forcing a vote on a bill to reinstate protections that were scrapped under President Trump.Rep. Jason Crow (R-Colo.), a veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan, will file a discharge petition Monday night to force a vote on a...
  
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• Former Florida news anchor to succeed embattled Mills in House

  09-11-2026 21:45 via Administration News
  
  Ryan Elijah (R) is projected to defeat Bale Dalton (D) in Florida’s 7th District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Elijah, a former news anchor who worked for WOFL-TV in Orlando for 13 years, will succeed Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), whom he beat in the August GOP primary. Elijah is projected to clinch 49.7 percent of...
  
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• Soto defends redistricted Florida House seat from GOP

  09-11-2026 21:44 via House News
  
  Democratic Rep. Darren Soto (Fl.) is projected to survive a tough midterm challenge on Tuesday, defeating Republican Dan Green, a military veteran, to secure his sixth term on Capitol Hill, according to Decision Desk HQ. Soto’s victory was a surprise. After Florida Republicans redrew their House maps this year in favor of the GOP —...
  
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• Hegseth orders major revamp of military education

  09-11-2026 21:20 via Administration News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered sweeping changes to the U.S. military’s professional education system, prioritizing skills that will win wars — an overhaul that comes as the Pentagon chief faces mounting calls for his impeachment. “When a commandant approves a curriculum, the essential question before them is not, ‘Is this intellectually fashionable?’ ....
  
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• Pete Hegseth faces house impeachment vote amid controversy over Iran War

  09-11-2026 21:15 via Administration News
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday escalated his effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, forcing a House vote later in the week to remove a Defense secretary who’s emerged as among the most controversial figures of President Trump’s second term. The development marks the second time in two months that Massie has sought to oust the...
  
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