Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.

Both Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. Steny Hoyer had contentious exchanges on Wednesday with Kennedy, the Health and Human Services secretary. He testified before two committees: the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees health and human services and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

The Department of Homeland Security is planning on a new Gulfstream V, agency officials confirmed Wednesday, after the planned acquisition spilled into public view during a congressional oversight hearing.

The head of the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings on Wednesday.

As DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends a proposed budget increase, lawmakers raise alarms about significant cuts to FEMA during the upcoming hurricane season.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start.

Secretary Kristi Noem came under fire from House Democrats while testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on her department's 2026 budget on Wednesday.