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What’s Next for DHS?
Kristi Noem is out as Homeland Security Secretary, to be replaced by Senator Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. Noem’s tenure as the leader of the expansive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been characterized by numerous problems, ranging from personality clashes and communication breakdowns to policy disputes and operational failures. Arguably, Noem’s greatest success over the past year has…S.A. McCarthy -
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Congress Juggling Funding for DHS, Epic Fury
Congress could be facing a two-front challenge, as it contemplates whether to provide additional funding for the military operation in Iran as well as for the Department of Homeland Security. Since mid-February, the agency has been shut down due to Democrats’ rejecting funding bills over their demands for additional restraints on immigration and border law…George Caldwell -
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Democrats Withold Security Funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
With the Department of Homeland Security shut down over Democrat demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement, members of Congress fear the 2026 FIFA World Cup could be insecure. Republicans on Capitol Hill are especially concerned about funding for security and counterterrorism efforts as the U.S. engages Iran militarily through Operation Epic Fury. “Amid ongoing military conflict with the leading state…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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‘HUMBLING’: Markwayne Mullin Reacts to Being Appointed Next DHS Secretary
Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said he was “humbled” to be President Donald Trump’s nominee as the next homeland security secretary, replacing Kristi Noem. “Humbling,” Mullin told press when asked of his first reaction to his nomination. “I had to call my dad … because it happened quick. I had to call my wife,” Mullin…Virginia Allen -
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Democrats Accused of ‘Abetting Terrorists’ by GOP as DHS Shutdown Continues
Republican lawmakers are demanding Democrats end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of a mass shooting perpetrated by a suspected terrorist in Austin, Texas. In the early hours of Sunday morning, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, who investigators believe could be an Islamic terrorist, killed two people and injured 14 others in…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Noem Uses Unique Tool to Pressure Democrats on DHS Funding Deal
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security announced that, effective Sunday, members of Congress will no longer receive courtesy escorts to their flights at U.S. airports during the partial government shutdown. “Shutdowns have real-world consequences,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Transportation Security Administration, which provides the escorts. “The American people…Virginia Allen -
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DHS Shutdown Coincides With Senators’ Trip
With a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security all but guaranteed, many senators are leaving for a security conference in Europe without having passed a bill to fund the agency. When the clock strikes midnight on Friday, the agency’s funding from a previous two-week stopgap extension will expire. With no sign of consensus, the…George Caldwell -
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THUNE: DHS Shutdown Very Likely
Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced that a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is likely when the clock strikes midnight on Friday, due to a lack of agreement with Democrats on funding the agency. “We don’t have a solution yet,” Thune, R-S.D., told reporters outside the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. “The Democrats, at…George Caldwell -
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Who Will Blink First in DHS Shutdown Battle?
With a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security looming at the end of the week, the Senate is not close to resolving fundamental disagreements on immigration law enforcement. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., expressed openness to a new funding extension to provide time for talks between the White House, Senate Republicans,…George Caldwell -
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Democrat Asks ICE Leader If He Is ‘Going to Hell’
Democrats aired their grievances against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, even questioning the salvation of agency leaders. Questioning grew so contentious that Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., slammed his gavel to remind his colleagues of House “decorum” standards. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was questioning Todd Lyons, the acting…Virginia Allen -
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Dem Rep Goes Beyond Abolishing ICE, Seeks To Dismantle DHS
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez vowed that the Department of Homeland Security would be “dismantled” during a Tuesday press conference, adding that “every fascist” in the Trump administration would face “justice.” Democrats blocked a “minibus” spending bill that included funding for DHS, demanding reforms to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would severely…Harold Hutchison -
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‘Supreme Court, Here We Come.’ DHS Seeks End to TPS for Haitians.
The Trump administration will ask the Supreme Court to take up its case aimed at ending the protected immigration status of about 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. “Supreme Court, here we come,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X after a federal judge issued an order Monday night halting the termination of Temporary Protected…Virginia Allen -
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Noem Fires Back After Judge Claims DHS Is ‘Traumatizing Children’
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has responded after a federal judge’s ruling claimed the department is “traumatizing children.” Federal Judge Fred Biery for the Western District of Texas, appointed by President Bill Clinton, on Saturday ordered the release of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father from immigration detention. Biery asserted the case…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Foreign Terrorists Living in US
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Homeland Security in the past year has arrested multiple illegal aliens it says have known ties to terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al-Qaeda. According to the agency, the illegal aliens include members of al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Islamic Republic Guard Corps of Iran, and MS-13, which President Donald Trump designated a foreign terrorist organization when he returned to office. “Just…Virginia Allen -
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Another Schumer Shutdown? Top Dem Vows Senate Dems Won’t Support DHS Funding Bill
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Hours after Border Patrol fatally shot an armed man Saturday in Minneapolis, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he and other Democrats will not back a legislative package including a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), potentially risking a partial government shutdown. The Senate has until Jan. 30 to pass…Anthony Iafrate -
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Hilton’s Swift Response to DHS Snub Shows How the Left’s Institutional Power Has Faded
The swift response of Hilton Hotels to one of its locations booting ICE agents shows just how dramatically the political and cultural environment has changed in just a few years. That change is very much for the better. On Monday, reports came out that a Minneapolis hotel associated with Hilton Hotels & Resorts had refused to allow…Jarrett Stepman -
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DHS Encourages Illegal Aliens to Go ‘Home for the Holidays’ With $3,000 Stipend
Illegal aliens who choose to self-deport “home for the holidays” will be given $3,000. “During the Christmas Season, the U.S. taxpayer is so generously TRIPLING the incentive to leave voluntarily for those in this country illegally, offering a $3,000 exit bonus, but just until the end of the year,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement Monday…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Expands ‘Worst of the Worst’ Searchable Website
The Department of Homeland Security’s “Worst of the Worst” website is growing. DHS has added the names, photos, and criminal backgrounds of an additional 5,000 illegal aliens to the searchable platform, bringing the number of listed criminals to 15,000. “This new update represents just a small sample of the total number of arrests we’ve made—70% of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]…Virginia Allen -
Angry Federal Judge Orders Biden’s DHS: End Mass Parole of Illegal Aliens
In a scathing opinion on Wednesday that questions the credibility of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell II for the Northern District of Florida has ordered a stop to the Biden administration’s “Parole Plus Alternatives to Detention” (“Parole+ATD”) policy that has been illegally releasing hundreds of thousands of aliens…Hans von Spakovsky -
‘American Studios Shouldn’t Be Creating CCP Propaganda’: House Homeland Security Panel Chairman
A Republican congressman is once again working to counter how the Chinese Communist Party attempts to influence Hollywood and its filmmaking decisions. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., reintroduced the Stopping Communist Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act, or SCREEN Act, on Wednesday. “Since I introduced the SCREEN Act in [February 2022], the Communist Chinese Party escalated…Samantha Aschieris