Trump Homeland Security pick faces hurdles to confirmation
Republican senators, who are fighting to keep their majority in November, appear in no rush to launch a heated confirmation that will force uncomfortable questions about whether agency actions were driven by Trump's political agenda.
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Amid new reports of foreign election interference, whistleblower claim roils DHS
U.S. elections continue to be a target of foreign interference. Microsoft announced Thursday that Russia, China and Iran are all trying to hack campaigns and officials. The news comes one day after a whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security…
DHS whistleblower says agency leaders pressured him to suppress intel that Trump would find objectionable
Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released the complaint, which he said contained “grave and disturbing” allegations.
Top Homeland Security official defends response to protests
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said that the civil unrest in downtown Portland ranks among the top threats facing the United States, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, election interference and drug trafficking along the southern border.
Wolf has been a vocal advocate of an administration decision to use DHS to protect federal property and monuments following the protests that erupted this spring over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The hearing will focus on the deployment of DHS personnel to recent protests, most notably in Portland, Oregon, where clashes between activists and agents drew national scrutiny.
President Trump is sending federal law enforcement into cities he claims are being overrun by violence -- even as local officials tell him the officers are not needed or welcome. Many of the agents are dressed in military-style gear that…
The divide between President Trump and local leaders in places where he has deployed federal agents is widening. This week, 15 mayors asked Trump to withdraw federal forces from their cities, citing “fundamental constitutional protections.” Former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge,…
Joseph Cuffari, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding the deaths of Jakelin Caal and Felipe Gomez Alonzo.
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