Politics

650 articles in the Politics category.

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US NewsPoliticsMarch 22, 2026

House Passes Deporting Fraudsters Act as Nearly All Democrats Vote Against Deporting Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Welfare Fraud

By RWTNews Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Deporting Fraudsters Act on March 18, 2026, in a 231-186 vote, with 186 Democrats opposing the legislation that would make welfare fraud by illegal immigrants a deportable offense. Sponsored by Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio), the bill...

Senator Markwayne Mullins
US NewsPoliticsMarch 22, 2026

Senate Advances Markwayne Mullin Nomination

By RWTNews Staff

The Senate voted 54-46 on March 22, 2026, to advance Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for a key administration post, clearing the way for a final confirmation vote. Mullin, the Oklahoma Republican senator, was nominated earlier this year for a position in the Trump administration’s...

Sherriff Chad Bianco
US NewsPoliticsMarch 22, 2026

Riverside County Sheriff Seizes Over 650,000 Ballots for Investigation, Defying State Officials

By Tommy Flynn

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has seized more than 650,000 ballots from California’s November 2025 special election on Proposition 50, launching an independent investigation into alleged vote-count discrepancies in defiance of orders from the state’s top elections...

President Trump standing at the White House Podium
US NewsPoliticsMarch 22, 2026

Trump Confirms ICE Agents to Deploy to Airports Starting Monday

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump confirmed on March 22, 2026, that ICE agents will begin deploying to U.S. airports on Monday to assist with security and enforcement amid the ongoing DHS funding standoff. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to...

President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House
US NewsPoliticsMarch 21, 2026

Trump Threatens to Deploy ICE Agents to Airports as Democrats Block DHS Funding for Fifth Time

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump threatened on March 20, 2026, to reassign Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports to handle security and begin immediate arrests of illegal immigrants if Democrats continue blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security....

A Transportation Security Administration agent at a checkpoint verifying passenger identification, John Glenn Columbus International Airport
US NewsPoliticsMarch 20, 2026

Democrats Block Homeland Security Funding for Fifth Time, Worsening Airport Delays

By Tommy Flynn

Senate Democrats on March 20, 2026, blocked a Republican-backed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the fifth time since the partial government shutdown began on February 14. The latest rejection came on a motion to proceed, with the vote falling largely along...

Who's vote is it ok to cancel, Yours, Mine, Theirs?
Opinion
PoliticsMar 20, 2026

Who's vote is it ok to cancel, Yours, Mine, Theirs?

By Rick Hallman

How crazy is it, that elected officials refuse to pass the Save Act that has 80% support from the people who elect them to office.

President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025.
US NewsPoliticsMarch 20, 2026

Red states move to cut income taxes as Trump eyes federal shift

By Brett Rowland

(The Center Square) – As Republican-led states move to lower or eliminate income taxes, President Donald Trump's economic advisers have suggested moving ahead with broader state sales taxes to boost economic growth and wages for workers. Meanwhile, Democrat-led states are...

a view of the South Pars onshore facilities from 2013
US NewsPoliticsMarch 19, 2026

Trump Condemns Israeli Strike on South Pars Gas Field, Warns Iran of Massive U.S. Retaliation if Qatar Is Hit Again

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump sharply criticized Israel’s overnight strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field and issued a stern warning to Tehran following Iran’s retaliatory attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. In a Truth Social post on March 19, 2026, Trump stated that Israel...

The Capital Building
US NewsPoliticsMarch 19, 2026

Sen. John Kennedy Pushes to Pass SAVE America Act Through Reconciliation

By Tommy Flynn

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is urging Republican leadership to advance the SAVE America Act via the budget reconciliation process, a procedural move that would allow the election security bill to pass the Senate with a simple 50-vote majority plus the vice president’s tiebreaker....

The U.S. Capitol building stands in Washington, D.C
US NewsPoliticsMarch 19, 2026

Democrats Block Balanced Budget Amendment in House Vote

By Tommy Flynn

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 18, 2026, failed to pass a proposed constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment, falling well short of the two-thirds majority required despite strong Republican support. The resolution (H.J. Res. 139) received 211 votes in favor but was...

Corey Booker on Senate floor
US NewsPoliticsMarch 19, 2026

Senate Rejects Democratic Effort to Limit Trump’s Authority in Iran Conflict

By Tommy Flynn

The Senate on March 18, 2026, voted 53-47 to defeat a Democratic-led War Powers resolution that sought to force President Donald Trump to end U.S. military operations against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorized them. The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.),...