Oct 11 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: Trump names Kirstjen Nielsen to lead Homeland Security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is nominating Kirstjen Nielsen, current deputy chief of staff in the White House, to be the next secretary of Homeland Security. Also, North Korea's foreign minister fired off a new verbal assault against… Continue watching
Sep 22 Hackers targeted election systems in 21 states, federal government says By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press States that told The Associated Press they had been targeted include Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. In most cases, they had not known until notified Friday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Sep 21 President Trump to look at even stricter cap on refugees By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering a further reduction in the number of refugees allowed into the United States as the administration works to re-shape American immigration policy, officials say. Continue reading
Aug 01 Homeland Security will waive environmental reviews, other laws to build U.S. border wall By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press It will mark the sixth time that the department has exercised that authority since 2005 and the first time since 2008. Continue reading
Jul 31 President Trump insists there’s no chaos at White House By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump insisted Monday there is no chaos at the White House, even as his new chief of staff is entering a West Wing battered by crisis. Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump administration to share Mar-a-Lago visitor records By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made seven trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year, and the public might soon get a look at who else was there with him. The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to… Continue reading
Jun 28 Homeland demands more security on international flights to U.S. By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possibility of a total electronics ban for planes. Continue reading
Jun 21 Jeh Johnson says he was unaware of FBI Russia probe By Associated Press Jeh Johnson, the former Homeland Security chief, says he wasn't aware that the FBI had opened a counterintelligence investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Continue reading
Jun 14 Trump delays effective date of travel ban amid court battle By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump's travel ban is soon set to expire. Continue reading
May 23 U.S. to extend protections for Haitians for 6 months, but future remains uncertain By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration said Monday it will extend until January a humanitarian program that has allowed roughly 58,000 Haitians to live in the United States, but it is hinting that further extensions are unlikely. Continue reading