Politics Jul 17 House committee subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also says it's investigating the Secret Service's handling of security for Trump the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.
Nation Jul 17 Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally under investigation, Homeland Security inspector general says The agency said Wednesday the objective is to evaluate the Secret Service's “process for securing” Trump’s Saturday event. No date is given for when the investigation started.
Politics Jun 26 Border arrests fall more than 40 percent after Biden’s new asylum restrictions, DHS says Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40 percent during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday.
Politics Jun 18 Here’s what’s in Biden’s plan to offer some migrants a pathway to citizenship, and how it will work It is one of President Joe Biden's most sweeping immigration policies and one that migrant advocates had been heavily lobbying the administration to undertake.
Politics May 23 WATCH: Senate GOP blocks border bill as Democrats underscore Republican resistance The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators, was already rejected by most Republicans in February when it was linked to a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.
Politics May 21 NASA earns sky-high approval among federal employees in annual Best Places to Work survey Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement.
Politics May 14 Federal agencies warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events, including Pride Month activities The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued the announcement May 10 to raise awareness of "foreign terrorist organizations" or their supporters potentially targeting such events and venues.
Politics May 10 A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum Under current law, certain mandatory bars make people ineligible for asylum, for example, if they've been convicted of a serious crime. But a judge makes the final determination on whether the person qualifies for asylum and that process can take…
Economy May 02 Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google on search engine dominance Google reaped an operating profit of nearly $96 billion last year, mostly by selling digital ads — a market that it also dominates largely because it controls about 90 percent of the U.S. internet search market.
Politics May 02 Senators want limits on TSA use of facial recognition technology for airport screening In a letter Thursday, 14 lawmakers are calling on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration to limit use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight.