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FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump's pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma

6:09 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma

US interior secretary says Venezuela is offering security assurances to foreign mining companies

5:56 PM on Thursday, March 5

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says Venezuela offers security guarantees to mining companies that want to invest in risky, mineral-rich regions

Democrats confront how to rebuild Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition as bruising primary fights loom

5:23 PM on Thursday, March 5

Democrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition

FILE - An employee welds metal at a steel tank factory in Mexico City, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexico and US will start talks March 16 on reviewing their free trade agreement

4:53 PM on Thursday, March 5

Mexico and the United States say they will start talks on March 16 ahead of a review of the free trade agreement that has shaped both countries’ economies and helped keep some of their commerce steady despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s constantly changing tariff policy

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter's reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

4:34 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a notable political rise for the plumbing company owner who was first elected to Congress in 2012

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3:58 PM on Thursday, March 5

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement

2:00 PM on Thursday, March 5

Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all

This image from video provided by the Department of Justice from police-worm body camera shows Andrew Paul Johnson on the Lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (Department of Justice via AP)

Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida

1:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

A Florida handyman who was sentenced to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

1:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is 'that simple.' It depends who's doing the talking

1:08 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies

Zelenskyy says he's reluctant to repair pipeline that brings Russian oil to Central Europe

11:43 AM on Thursday, March 5

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would rather not repair a damaged pipeline that carries Russian oil to Central Europe

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hegseth urges Latin American allies to go on offense against drug cartels

10:47 AM on Thursday, March 5

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels

Meet Pedro Sánchez, Europe's most vocal critic of Trump's attacks on Iran

10:17 AM on Thursday, March 5

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has again emerged as Europe's most consistently vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, drawing his ire for refusing to let the U.S. use Spanish bases for strikes on Iran

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