Sen. Katie Britt said Sunday that Democrats are "dragging their feet" in the fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that their political maneuvering is making the country less safe.
Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, he says he did not vote for nearly two decades.
White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday he didn’t “know” what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent comments about ensuring “we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country” meant. “So, what does she mean when she says ‘electing the right leaders?’ That's not really immigration enforcement...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Congress should move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign from office. In a video posted Monday to the social platform X, the Democratic senator joined growing calls for Noem’s impeachment amid growing concern over her handling of the administration’s crackdown on immigration in Minnesota...
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) went toe-to-toe in an hour-long debate on Monday night as the three vie for the Democratic nod to succeed retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in March. Stratton, Kelly and Krishnamoorthi participated in a debate hosted by The Chicago...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the Trump administration to embrace a more measured tone in response to the officer-involved shootings in Minnesota, saying officials undermine their credibility by escalating their rhetoric before an investigation has taken place. In the latest episode of his “Verdict” podcast, Cruz praised the Trump administration’s work to lower crime and...
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) expressed regret on Monday for voting last week to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In a statement on Facebook, the moderate Democrat said the backlash from his constituents — paired with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer — has compelled him...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Shutdown odds rise amid shooting backlash A second high-profile killing by a federal agent in Minneapolis has jeopardized the chances of Congress averting a partial government shutdown as Democrats come out en masse against the funding...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Venezuela's leader signals frustration with Trump Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez said she has had enough of orders from Washington, in a speech to a group of oil workers broadcast on Venezuela’s state-run television network Sunday. ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in early March, a spokesperson for the committee's chair, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), confirmed to The Hill on Monday. Noem is expected to testify on March 3, according to Grassley's office, for one round of questioning, and senators will each be allotted...
A federal appeals court on Monday declined to reimpose restrictions on federal agents at protests in Minnesota, refusing the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) plea to do so following this weekend’s fatal shooting. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the Trump administration, ruling that limits imposed by a judge earlier this month were too broad and vague. “A wrong call could end in contempt, yet there is little in the order...
The Trump White House made a rare rhetorical retreat Monday amid public uproar over its initial response to the killing of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen recently shot dead by federal law enforcement agents working in Minneapolis as part of the administration’s deportation efforts. A nation that was already simmering after Renee Good’s death...
