9+ hour, 31+ min ago (284+ words) By Sam Barron "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 08:45 PM EST Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Newsmax on Monday they are prepared to deport Somalis in Minneapolis if their Temporary Protected Status is officially lifted. President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social account Friday he is terminating Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota. Trump's announcement comes after millions of dollars in stolen Minnesota welfare funds were allegedly diverted by members of the state's Somali community to an overseas terrorist group linked to al-Qaida, the City Journal reported Wednesday. Secretary Kristi Noem said the Department of Homeland Security must officially begin the process before the TPS can be lifted. Lyons told "Rob Schmitt Tonight" they are ready to act. "When someone's temporary protective status is lifted, they are now illegal aliens," Lyons said. "They're here in the…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago (306+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 10:14 PM EST EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told Newsmax on Monday that the United States is experiencing major environmental and economic gains under President Donald Trump " and instead of downplaying those achievements, Americans should be "celebrating" the nation's unmatched innovation and strength. Appearing on "Greg Kelly Reports," Zeldin said Trump's second term has already produced "so many wins," rejecting the idea that environmental protection must come at the expense of economic growth. "The difference between the right and left is that we believe that we can protect the environment and grow the economy. It's not a choice between the two," Zeldin said. "President Trump wants clean air, land, and water for all Americans " and we've been pursuing it." Zeldin pointed to the administration's push for energy dominance, expanded American manufacturing, and a sweeping modernization of the…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago (642+ words) By Eric Mack "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 04:00 PM EST Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy is praising President Donald Trump for coming out swinging against his own FCC Chairman Brendan Carr over plans that would allow major TV networks to significantly expand their national reach by raising local ownership caps. "He's strongly standing with us and he's saying no expansion on this cap," Ruddy told Monday's "National Report," adding the president's message could not be clearer. "And it's the craziest thing I've ever heard: The FCC wants to allow these big TV networks, almost all of whom oppose President Trump, to have more reach and more consolidation and more power. "It makes absolutely no sense." Trump ignited the debate over the weekend, reposting a Newsmax story on Truth Social and declaring: "NO EXPANSION OF THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS. If anything, make them SMALLER!" Trump…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago (282+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 07:51 PM EST Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Monday that news of the Trump administration's plan to extend Obamacare subsidies is a welcome development " but he insisted it must be paired with serious cost-cutting reforms in the health insurance sector. "This has been a plan that a lot of folks have been talking about," Murphy said on "The Chris Salcedo Show." The White House is also considering requiring every enrollee to pay at least something toward their coverage " a move that would end the zero-premium plans created during the pandemic. One option would mandate a minimum contribution of 2% of income, or at least $5 a month for lower-tier plans, a change Republicans argue is needed to crack down on fraud and restore accountability to the program. Murphy pointed to falling insurance-company stock prices and rising…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago (340+ words) By Michael Katz "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 10:29 PM EST Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Monday that President Donald Trump is pushing hard for Ukraine to accept a peace agreement with Russia by Thursday because the United States must turn its attention to a more immediate threat: Venezuela and the powerful drug cartels operating throughout the Western Hemisphere. Holt told "Finnerty" that Ukraine is in no position to dictate the terms of an end to the war and that the criticism of Trump's peace push ignores the realities on the ground. "No, they never do," Holt said when asked whether the losing side in a war sets the terms. Holt argued that Russia's economic weakness gives Trump leverage to secure a deal to preserve some form of Ukrainian sovereignty. He pointed to Kira Rudik, a Ukrainian opposition leader,…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago (247+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 09:29 PM EST Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec told Newsmax on Monday he was caught off guard by the warm, almost jovial exchange between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during their now-viral Oval Office meeting last week " an interaction many online jokingly labeled a political "bromance." Speaking on "Finnerty," Posobiec said he and others had been briefed ahead of time that the White House intended to keep the meeting friendly. "We were actually told beforehand that this White House's strategy was to be welcoming and for it to be cordial," Posobiec explained. "I wouldn't say I was necessarily expecting a full-on bromance." Video from the encounter showed Trump and Mamdani " a democratic socialist and one of the most left-wing members of the Democratic Party " laughing, smiling, and chatting with reporters with ease,…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago (381+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 01:34 PM EST Rep. Greg Steube said Monday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's decision to step down in January was "completely unexpected" and leaves House Republicans with even less breathing room to pass legislation. "From a margin perspective, we only have a three-vote margin right now," Steube said. "With her leaving, it brings it to a two-vote margin." He added that Rep. Mark Green's seat is expected to be filled in December, giving GOP leadership a slightly larger majority. The Tennessee Republican resigned from the House in July. "Now, Mark Green's seat is going to be filled in December, so that helps it out a little bit, but it makes the amount of Republican members we have in the House to get votes done very, very challenging," Steube said. He emphasized that Greene's exit came as…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago (343+ words) By Michael Katz "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 10:48 PM EST Dr. Jeffrey Epstein told Newsmax on Monday he was stunned to find himself pulled into a political firestorm after Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, falsely linked his name to the late convicted sex offender during a House floor speech. Crockett claimed that "Jeffrey Epstein" had donated to several Republican campaigns, attempting to tie GOP candidates to the disgraced financier. But donations she cited made to former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., who is now the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, were made by Dr. Epstein, a Long Island, New York, neurosurgeon with no connection to the deceased sex offender. The mix-up quickly drew ridicule online, with critics accusing Crockett of misleading the public and botching her attack. Epstein told "Rob Schmitt Tonight" the moment he saw Crockett's remarks " and then Zeldin tweeting his name in response…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago (374+ words) By Jim Mishler "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 04:56 PM EST The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments in the AP's challenge to restrictions imposed earlier this year after the organization declined to adopt the term "Gulf of America" in its Stylebook, according to The Hill. "Just like the president is not above the law, the Oval Office is not a First Amendment-banned forum for the purposes of conducting the government's business," said Charles Tobin, representing the AP. The AP sued three senior White House officials after its reporters were barred from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other limited-access areas. A district judge previously ordered the administration to restore the AP's access when those locations are open to the press pool, but the appeals court panel paused that ruling while the case proceeds....

21+ hour, 38+ min ago (380+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 24 November 2025 10:04 AM EST Commenting on the resignation of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Nick LaLota told Newsmax on Monday that Congress needs more hard work and less showmanship to deliver results for the public. The New York Republican told ""Wake Up America" that "time will tell" if Greene has any future in politics, but "from where I sit, Congress needs more workhorses and less show ponies if we want to get good, common-sense conservative policies through the House." He emphasized that "in my three years of experience on the job, I've learned it takes building coalitions and consensus, and working hard in your committee in order to get good things passed." LaLota added that he does not agree with Greene that Congress and Washington, D.C., is forever politically broken, stating that "when members stay dedicated,…...