Homeland Security chair requests review of $400 million border wall contract
In a letter dated Wednesday, Congressman Bennie Thompson raised concern about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to award the contract for the wall to Fisher Sand and Gravel. Thompson wrote that prior to Monday, the company had not…
House panel subpoenas owner of 8chan, message board tied to mass killings
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and the panel's top Republican announced the subpoena Wednesday, saying that "at least three acts of deadly white supremacist extremist violence have been linked to 8chan in the last six months."…
WATCH: Election security experts testify before House committee
Several election security experts testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday as the 2020 presidential field continues to widen.
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Border wall is not ‘who we are,’ says Rep. Thompson
What’s the impact for national security when those who work to keep us safe aren’t getting paid? Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says DHHS and TSA employees are still doing their jobs.
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