- Posted December 18, 2025
In a 216-211 vote, the House passed a GOP-backed health care bill that does not include an extension of…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said this weekend that investigators believe Rahmanullah Lakanwal — the Afghan national charged in last week’s ambush of two National Guard members near the White House in Washington, D.C. — was likely radicalized after he came to the United States. Lakanwal, 29, allegedly opened fire near the White House, killing one guard and critically wounding another; federal prosecutors have charged Lakanwal with first-degree murder. Noem made the claim during multiple interviews on Sunday, including NBC News’ “Meet the Press” as federal prosecutors moved forward with murder charges in the case. Noem told interviewers she