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.
Politics Apr 04 Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border waiting to be processed by Border Patrol are in the agency's custody. That means the federal government must quickly place them in safe facilities.
Nation Apr 03 How new technology is being used at U.S. airports as international travel grows During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed nearly 400 million travelers at the ports of entry. That's a 24% increase over the previous year.
Politics Mar 29 More Americans are worried about legal immigration than they were a few years ago, AP-NORC poll finds Overall, about 4 in 10 Americans say that legal immigration to the U.S. is beneficial to the economy and culture, but that sentiment is down since 2017.
World Mar 14 Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided the U.S. in the war The special immigrant visa program allows eligible Afghans who helped Americans despite risk to themselves and their loved ones to apply for entry into America with their families.
Politics Feb 13 What you should know about the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas The vote Tuesday marks the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary has been impeached.