Mar 23 WATCH: Trump joins Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable, initiative aimed at combating crime By Associated Press Trump formed the Memphis Safe Task Force last fall to crack down on crime in an effort similar to what he undertook in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Mar 23 Federal immigration agents deployed to Atlanta airport during partial shutdown By Emilie Megnien, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month. Continue reading
Mar 23 LaGuardia Airport collision between jet and fire truck kills pilot and copilot By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring several others. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump continues to shift course on Strait of Hormuz strategy, raising questions about U.S. war preparedness By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Trump and his allies insist they were always prepared for Iran to block the strait, yet the president's erratic strategy has fueled criticism that he is grasping for answers after going to war without a clear exit plan. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump touted bigger tax refunds, but higher gas prices are likely to eat them up By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation was meant to boost the U.S. economy, but surging gas prices are on track to eat them up, leaving Americans with little extra to spend. Continue reading
Mar 22 Federal immigration agents sent to U.S. airports to support security during budget impasse By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Trump's decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security during a budget impasse is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks. Continue reading
Mar 21 Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Mar 21 Fact-checking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the effects of the SAVE America Act By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the SAVE America Act would require in-person voter registration, “something only 5% of Americans do today." The act would require that, but the rate of in-person registrations is higher than Schumer said. Continue reading
Mar 21 Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81 By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Robert S. Mueller III, former FBI director who reshaped the agency into a counterterrorism force after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and later served as special counsel investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign, has died at 81. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Deadlock over DHS funding shows no signs of ending In our news wrap Friday, the deadlock in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security is showing no signs of ending, the Trump administration has sued Harvard University again, CBS News is shutting down its storied radio service and… Continue watching