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Kristi Noem swore the $70 million luxury Boeing 737 she bought with taxpayer money was all about deporting immigrants, and now that she's been fired, the plane — complete with a queen bed, kitchenette and cream leather seats — will be used by Cabinet members and possibly the first lady.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed Wednesday to The Washington Post that the Boeing 737 Max 8, purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement before new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was confirmed, will be "available to Cabinet members who need secure command and control and rapid long-range mobility."

Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly criticized Trump-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh for failing to understand the real-world impact of the administration's immigration enforcement policies.

Sotomayor, appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2009, spoke at the University of Kansas School of Law.

Political analysts and observers were outraged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump posted an all-caps rebuke of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, on Truth Social.

"NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!" Trump wrote.

A federal judge has paused the Trump administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Ethiopians who came to the United States, ruling that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn't follow the legal procedure for doing so.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts penned a scathing analysis of the decision to eliminate TPS under the Trump administration, finding that it certainly wasn't appropriate in the case of Ethiopia, where people would still face substantial danger if forced to return there.

Donald Trump went after a decades-old U.S. military alliance on Wednesday in an all-caps Truth Social tirade, declaring NATO useless and taking a bizarre swipe at Greenland in the same breath.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte reportedly met privately with Trump on Wednesday, with discussions expected to focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and smoothing over Trump's fury at the alliance for sitting out the Iran war, while the strait closure sent gas prices soaring. It wasn't immediately clear how the meeting went, but Trump didn't hold back his thoughts on social media.

President Donald Trump has spent years championing American steel, slapping tariffs on foreign metals and promising to shield U.S. manufacturers from overseas competition. But a bombshell New York Times report reveals he may have traded a lucrative tariff break for tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for his White House ballroom.

According to the Times, Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steel maker, donated steel valued at $37 million for Trump's $400 million ballroom project. The steel was produced in Europe.

President Donald Trump's Defense Secretary may be the next cabinet member to depart the administration, even though he just declared "victory" over Iran, according to one expert.

Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a press conference on Wednesday that the U.S. had achieved a “decisive military victory” over Iran. That's despite multiple reports indicating that Iran has continued to strike U.S. allies in the region, and the Strait of Hormuz remains shut. Meanwhile, details of an agreement allegedly struck between the two countries appear to show the U.S. losing influence over Iran. For instance, the White House has considered lifting all sanctions on Iranian oil and removing all U.S. troops from the country, according to reports.

Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf declared the ceasefire and upcoming negotiations as "unreasonable" after accusing the United States of violating Iran's 10-point peace proposal.

Ghalibaf cited three specific violations on X, Israeli attacks on Lebanon, an alleged drone intrusion into Iranian airspace, and U.S. denial of Iran's nuclear enrichment rights.

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to axe protections for one of the most iconic symbols of the West: the American Bison.

Bison were once slaughtered to near extinction in the 19th century as part of a campaign of genocide against tribal groups that relied on the wild herds for their way of life. And now, under Trump, the very agency that helped their populations recover is turning on them.

President Donald Trump is heading into the midterms with ruthless fundraising and a huge war chest, both in his own committees and in the super PACs supporting him, that he can use to protect vulnerable Republicans from whatever onslaught is coming their way. But there's a big problem standing in the way, former GOP strategist Tim Miller told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday's edition of "Deadline: White House."

"Tim, I know there's a lot of sort of political press around the mega-money machine, but you have to be able to deploy the money competently and strategically," said Wallace. "And I wonder what you make of the money situation right now."

A veteran GOP analyst flagged the "biggest concern" for the Republican Party following Tuesday's special election in Georgia during a new interview on CNN.

Ashley Davis, a former official in George W. Bush's Department of Homeland Security, joined Jake Tapper on CNN's "The Lead," where the panel discussed how Republicans should view the outcome of the special election. Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris for the seat left vacant after former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene retired from Congress. But Fuller's margin of victory was less than half of the 37-point margin President Donald Trump had in the district during the 2024 election.

Pete Hegseth went out Wednesday to sell America on Donald Trump's Iran triumph — and ended up accidentally dismantling it, according to a new analysis.

The Defense Secretary insisted that Trump's threat to erase Iranian civilization is what brought Tehran back to the negotiating table.

President Donald Trump supporters on Truth Social called for him to reconcile with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after Trump attacked her following her criticism of the Iran war.

Greene called for Trump's removal after he threatened to obliterate Iran's civilization.