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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk to close a gate outside of Delaney Hall detention center after a Salvadoran immigrant, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who was being held inside, died on August 3, 2026.
RAMP UP

Secret Order to ICE Agents Revealed as Republicans Panic

The new goal would set a weekly arrest record for ICE under the Trump administration.

Lauren Hartley

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during the America.gov launch event at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.
ELECTION INSPECTION

Trump Goons’ Secret Plot to Infiltrate Voter Groups Exposed

More than 150 organizations have been investigated.

Harry Thompson

NOem
BREAKING DOWN

ICE Barbie Freaks Out After GOP Rebel Exposes Her

Thom Tillis has come to regret voting to confirm Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, and she isn’t too happy.

Annabella Rosciglione

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 15: Hayley Williams arrives at Inc. Founders House Presents: "Going Platinum: Lessons in Turning Cool Into Capital" with Paramore's Hayley Williams and Brian O'Connor at Foxy's Proper Pub on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Inc. at Inc. Founders House at SXSW)
NO ICE IN HER OJ

Trump’s DHS Picks a Fight With Rock Star Over ICE Insult

Hayley Williams has incorporated the insult into the performance of a popular song.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Noem
FREAKOUT

ICE Barbie Explodes Over Damning Report

Kristi Noem is demanding that The New York Times retract an article detailing her shady contract awards.

Annabella Rosciglione

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference in Nogales, Arizona, on February 4, 2026.
PAYDAY

Wild New Details of ICE Barbie’s Flying Boudoir Revealed

Kristi Noem is raising eyebrows over a lavish final act as Homeland Security secretary.

Laura Esposito

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DEPORTATION DISASTER

Trump Admin’s Crisis-Hit Firm Ditched in $2B Humiliation

Salus Worldwide Solutions is no longer running the Trump administration’s flagship self-deportation program after a slew of corruption allegations.

Will Neal

US President Donald J. Trump makes an announcement on healthcare in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
GET CASH QUICK

Trump’s Border Chiefs Blindsided by Secret Spending Move

The White House kept CBP in the dark.

Laura Esposito

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks as (L-R) U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler listen during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet days after saying a peace deal with Iran was “largely negotiated” amid expectations around the re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
‘OUT OF STEP’

Trump’s Secret Fury at Top Cabinet Goon Exposed

The president is livid about a department head making him look weak on a key campaign pledge.

Will Neal

Kristi Noem speaks about the Federal Emergency Management Agency next to Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025.
STAY WOKE

ICE Barbie’s Beef With Trump’s ‘Love Me’ Ad Firm Revealed

The president has spent $20 million in taxpayer money begging voters to adore him–but the company allegedly behind the campaign has a checkered past.

Will Neal

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on his department's FY2027 budget on Capitol Hill in June 2026.
TOUCHY

Trump’s DHS Boss Shouting Match Meltdown Revealed

ICE Barbie’s replacement tried to thwart press coverage of the incident.

Reagin von Lehe

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