DHS shutdown blows past one-month mark as Dems push to carve out ICE from any new funding deal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, … Read more

DHS shutdown tied for second-longest ever as Dems again block funding amid airport chaos, terrorism concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Long airport lines and rising concerns about threats at home weren’t enough to stop Senate Democrats from blocking Homeland Security funding again Friday. It’s the fifth time Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Republicans have tried to reopen the agency. The latest failed attempt comes … Read more

Senate fails to advance DHS funding bill for 5th time, with no deal in sight

Washington — The Senate on Friday again failed to move forward with legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, extending the shutdown that has snarled air travel around the country.  In a 47 to 37 vote, the legislation failed to reach the 60-vote threshold it needed to advance. Sixteen senators did not vote. Democratic … Read more

Thune reveals reason Democrats are ‘scared’ to reopen DHS

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The top Senate Republican argued that while Senate Democrats may be the ones voting against reopening the government, they’re not the ones calling the shots. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital in an interview that as the Department of Homeland … Read more

Trump-backed Senate hopeful gains momentum with top GOP endorsements before Mullin DHS shift

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., have both endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., for U.S. Senate. “Kevin Hern is a proven conservative leader and fighter for Oklahomans in the House, where he has championed our shared Republican … Read more

Senators meet with border czar Tom Homan as lawmakers search for way out of DHS shutdown

Washington — A group of senators met with border czar Tom Homan on Thursday as negotiators continue to seek an agreement to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement and end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.  More than a month into the funding lapse, the meeting marked a key development as progress to date … Read more

Pence: Democrats’ DHS funding fight ‘unconscionable’ as US faces threats ‘at home and abroad’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE — Former Vice President Mike Pence says that the move by congressional Democrats to hold up Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding amid American military strikes on Iran and twin terror-style attacks in the U.S. is indefensible. “At a time that American armed forces are taking … Read more

Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Lewandowski

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Lewandowski 02:48 UP NEXT Trump makes a Pearl Harbor joke while meeting with the Japanese prime minister 01:00 Trump thought economic impact of Iran war ‘would … Read more