Trump calling in ICE agents for airport security as DHS shutdown continues – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration says ICE officers will be stationed at hotspot U.S. airports starting Monday to assist with TSA screenings. They will undergo some training before then. Skyler Henry reports. Source link
The Senate was in session Sunday but there is no end in sight to the partial shutdown fight, or the blame game, with Democrats and Republicans still far apart on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Cristian Benavides reports. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., survived a key test vote on Sunday on his way to becoming the next Homeland Security chief. Mullin, who was tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, still has one more vote to go, and likely … Read more
Washington — The Senate advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Department of Homeland Security secretary on Sunday after the president announced that the Oklahoma Republican would replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Mullin’s nomination. A final confirmation vote is … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to only pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on. Despite being in the minority and not controlling the Senate floor, Schumer used an arcane tactic to force a procedural … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused Senate Democrats of not having “any excuses” to continue blocking Homeland Security funding as Republicans and the White House continue to make repeated offers to reopen the government. “The opportunity to actually drive this to a conclusion is there,” Thune … Read more
Amid an ongoing standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send Immigrations and Customs Enforcements agents to airports around the U.S. “If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE … Read more
Airport delays continue to worsen as a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance in the Senate Friday. Officials have warned that some smaller airports could be forced to close due to staffing shortages, and wait times aren’t expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks. Democrats declined to … Read more
The Senate failed to advance a Department of Homeland Security funding bill on Friday, meaning TSA officers will continue to go unpaid as the partial government shutdown continues. Airport delays have worsened as more officers call in sick. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., invoked his collegiate soccer career while introducing a package of bills to prevent immigration enforcement behavior in and around World Cup sites this June. More than a dozen American cities will be hosting World Cup soccer matches, including East Rutherford, N.J., San Francisco, … Read more