
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called for Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC. Host Chuck Todd asked McCarthy, “one way that this could change is, since Republicans do have the majority, is
by Ian Hanchett1 Mar 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

Democrats apparently think they can benefit financially if DHS shuts down. They sent out an email Saturday that alerted donors Republicans had shut down the Department of Homeland Security — even though Congress actually avoided doing so.
by Charlie Spiering28 Feb 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) defended tying funding for the president’s executive action on immigration to DHS funding on Thursday’s “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC. “I agree with [Sen.] Harry Reid (D-NV), the Department of Homeland Security ought to
by Ian Hanchett26 Feb 2015, 8:44 PM PST0

On Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends” on the Fox News Channel, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he would vote with Republicans to end President Barack Obama’s efforts on executive amnesty. However, he insisted the Department of Homeland Security first be funded
by Jeff Poor24 Feb 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said that “we should be not be playing politics with the Department of Homeland Security” on Monday’s “@This Hour” on CNN. McCaul said that, “we passed a bill that fully funds the Department, I
by Ian Hanchett23 Feb 2015, 12:42 PM PST0

Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson again attacked House Republicans for their approval of a 2015 fiscal year budget for his department that would cut funding for President Barack Obama’s immigration programs. Obama, determined to keep his immigration programs in place, would kill the House bill, which would leave DHS without funding.
by William Bigelow23 Feb 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — An estimated 5,000 aliens were either arrested for committing crimes or absconded over a three year period while they were participating in a supervision program that allowed them to be released from detention and into U.S. communities, the latest publicly available data shows.
by Edwin Mora18 Feb 2015, 4:40 AM PST0

Congress is at loggerheads over the budget for the Department of Homeland Security because Republicans want to strip funding for Obama’s amnesty for 4 million illegals. Democrats are attempting to stymie that budget and block the bill because of the GOP provision.
by Warner Todd Huston18 Feb 2015, 4:06 AM PST0

Border patrol agents with National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) Local 1613 are publicly voicing concern over new policies the representatives say pose a threat to national security.
by Michelle Moons7 Feb 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – The wife of a U.S. federal agent has been convicted and sentenced for cheating the government out of food stamps and Medicaid despite her husband’s salary.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Dec 2014, 8:11 AM PST0

Thursday at the Profession Services Council in Arlington, VA, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told the story of once forgetting the pledge of allegiance. “We said the pledge of allegiance here,” Johnson recounted. “I know the pledge of
by Pam Key19 Dec 2014, 8:23 AM PST0