NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican leaders are rallying around President Donald Trump’s new approach to end the 47-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse — a plan that could make the agency shutdown-proof for the rest of Trump’s term. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A “Virginia father” charged with beating his infant daughter to death is a Guatemalan illegal immigrant who was let into the country under the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Local outlet WUSA9 reported Tuesday that 28-year-old “Virginia father” Misael Lopez Gomez was arrested … Read more
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republican leaders jointly announced a plan Wednesday they said would end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that caused major airport delays. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be … Read more
Washington — Republican leaders in Congress and President Trump unveiled a plan Wednesday to end the partial government shutdown and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, mirroring a framework that the Senate pursued last week before it was quickly batted down by House Republicans. House GOP leadership spent all day Friday criticizing Senate legislation … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security, now led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, on Wednesday reversed a policy put in place by former Secretary Kristi Noem that required the secretary to approve contracts and grants worth more than $100,000. There were thousands of contracts in this range. The directive lifts the requirement across all DHS components, including … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland Security official. The development comes just days after the new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security said that a man recently filmed dressed in what resembles a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement uniform being beaten next to a Honolulu street is not affiliated with the agency in any way. A recent viral video showed a man wearing a … Read more
Under Noem, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought up mega warehouses around the country that could house up to 8,000 immigrants per facility. But local leaders and members of Congress in some of the districts where the detention centers were planned pushed back. Maryland sued successfully to stop ICE from developing a warehouse near Hagerstown. … Read more
WASHINGTON — George W. Bush gave up golf while he was president during the Iraq War. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. President Donald Trump isn’t about to do the same amid the Iran war, describing his occasional golf outings as a brief reprieve from the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While tens of thousands of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees are struggling to make ends meet, some members of Congress appear to be going about their business as usual during the record-breaking government shutdown. Instead of staying in Washington to resolve the funding stalemate, both chambers … Read more