Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary The Senate is on track to confirm Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary, President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after firing Kristi Noem amid a public backlash over the administration's immigration enforcement and mass deportation operations.
Politics Mar 17 WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's…
Politics Mar 17 Trump's security pick Mullin poised to inherit a DHS beset by challenges Immigration enforcement is at a crossroads. Disaster-hit states and their lawmakers are angry at delayed federal assistance. Frustrated travelers face long airport security lines due to a monthlong funding battle in Congress.
Politics Mar 16 Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads as DHS changes leadership But all indications are that Trump's mass deportation operation is not stalling out but intensifying.
Politics Mar 04 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem returns to Capitol Hill for House Judiciary hearing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to appear Wednesday in front of a House committee.
Politics Mar 02 WATCH: Noem testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on DHS oversight It was Noem’s first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of the two protesters galvanized widespread opposition to how the Trump administration is executing its mass deportation agenda, a centerpiece policy of President Donald Trump's second term.
Politics Feb 10 WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, Rodney Scott, who heads U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow, who is the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security in a…
Politics Feb 02 Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is getting a body-worn camera, Noem says “We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media post.
Politics Jan 30 DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday.
Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Border czar Homan says federal forces will be drawn down in Minnesota only after 'cooperation' Tom Homan acknowledged that immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota haven’t been perfect but was also adamant that the administration isn’t surrendering their mission.