Madeline Rivera

The Senate this week passed the most comprehensive housing package in decades.

It boosts home building, provides more financial support for housing, and limits big investors from buying single-family homes.

Dubai airports are generally seeing more traffic now after they partially resumed operations over the weekend.

The State Department, for their part, also says they've completed nearly two dozen charter flights.

Yeah, the department is facing a barrage of criticism from Democrats who say the administration lacked a plan to remove Americans from the region before the strikes began.

him to address topics that will define elections across the country.

So we're talking about the economy, trade and tariffs, and immigration.

This comes amid the backdrop, of course, of the Supreme Court's ruling against his sweeping tariffs last week and the looming threat of potential military action against Iran.

The president has been facing more pressure to focus on domestic issues, but he feels confident about his records.

The blame game is in full swing as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over DHS funding.

Lawmakers are now on a previously scheduled recess.

They left town without a deal in hand.

after Senate Democrats blocked the consideration of a spending bill earlier this week.

Dems say a White House offer falls short of the changes they want to see for ICE, and one of their biggest demands calls for DHS officers to get a judicial warrant before entering private property.

So now DHS is facing a lapse in funding, marking the third time at least part of the government has shut down in less than six months.

Remember, though, ICE received a significant amount of funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Documentaries are not huge ticket sales drivers.

The majority of them open under $5 million.

So the fact that Melania made $7 million an opening weekend is a success.

It did cost a lot to make it.