Politics Jun 08 WATCH: Colonial Pipeline CEO says ransom payment was among his ‘toughest decisions’ The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month will tell senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much…
Nation May 27 U.S. pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month.
Nation May 24 Watchdog says U.S. forced deported parents to leave kids behind The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General said in a report released Monday that it found at least 348 cases in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no records showing migrants wanted to leave their children in the U.S.
Politics May 20 U.S. ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.
Politics May 12 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on extremism within federal law enforcement The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol…
Economy Apr 20 Biden approves more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves President Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers who will be allowed to work in the U.S. this year as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic.
Nation Apr 10 ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling…
Politics Mar 16 Child border crossings surging, straining U.S. facilities An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month.
Politics Mar 16 Homeland Security chief defends U.S. handling of border crossings The Biden administration's head of Homeland Security is defending a policy of allowing unaccompanied children crossing the southwest border to remain in the U.S.
Nation Mar 10 U.S. reports surge of children at southwest border, a challenge for Biden The number of kids crossing by themselves has risen 60 percent to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places to hold them amid the pandemic.