Department of Homeland Security

U.S. to ramp up tracking of domestic extremism on social media

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The move is a response to weaknesses exposed by the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, but it's raising concerns about undermining Americans' civil liberties.

WATCH: Former DHS officials testify on intelligence division’s role in Capitol attack

By News Desk

Former Department of Homeland Security officials testified Tuesday on the role of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis in the period leading to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies on unaccompanied minors at the border

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is back on Capitol Hill facing questions about the immigration problems along the Southern Border.

WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on extremism within federal law enforcement

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol…

Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Suspected Chinese hackers spied on U.S., European targets

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

A prominent cybersecurity firm says suspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited widely used networking devices to spy for months on dozens of high-value government, defense industry and financial sector targets in the U.S. and Europe.

Biden approves more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers who will be allowed to work in the U.S. this year as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic.

Lawsuit describes night of fear for Wall of Moms protester

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped.

WATCH: Pentagon hesitated to send National Guard to Capitol riot, says general

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, told senators that then-chief of the Capitol Police requested military support but that the Defense Department approval for that support was not relayed to him until hours later.

WATCH: U.S. federal agents seize over 10 million fake N95 masks

By Associated Press

Officials say the most recent seizures occurred Wednesday when Homeland Security agents intercepted hundreds of thousands of counterfeit 3M masks in an East Coast warehouse that were set to be distributed.