Feb 12 Watch 6:32 After deaths, protests and political backlash, ICE surge set to end in Minnesota By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart President Trump's immigration campaign faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill, and his border czar announced a significant drawdown of its operations in Minnesota. Lisa Desjardins reports on the latest. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 4:07 Some Minnesotans skeptical as feds say immigration operation winding down By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Immigration operations are set to draw down in Minnesota after months of protests and the killing of two U.S. citizens. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has been covering the crackdown in the Twin Cities and reports on the new… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 4:32 Homeland Security barreling to shutdown after lawmakers fail to reach funding agreement By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Doug Adams The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington for a 10-day break. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch News Wrap: Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from punishing Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders, Democrats on a Senate committee criticized this week's closure… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 8:04 Trump rolls back landmark policy regulating greenhouse emissions By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Environmental Protection Agency repealed its own landmark assessment that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. Until today’s shift, the ‘endangerment finding’ had been the legal foundation for many of the federal government’s climate regulations. William Brangham reports for… Continue watching
Feb 12 Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Grieving parents pushed Texas lawmakers to approve new safety requirements for camps, including mandating detailed emergency plans and emergency warning systems. Now, parents are now urging lawmakers in Alabama and elsewhere to tighten regulations. Continue reading
Feb 12 Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while in her vehicle. She was charged with a felony after Homeland Security officials accused her of trying to ram agents… Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: NTSB chair Homendy testifies on DCA mid-air collision investigation in Senate hearing By Josh Funk, Associated Press The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Thursday to highlight why the National Transportation Safety Board has been recommending since 2008 that all aircraft be equipped with one system that can broadcast their locations and another one to receive data… Continue reading
Feb 12 Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:34 What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo Airspace over El Paso was temporarily shut down on Wednesday. The Trump administration blamed the issue on drug cartels flying drones, but multiple reports say the closure was triggered by the Pentagon testing a new anti-drone defense system without giving… Continue watching