U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security….
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The top Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate…
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, holds a rubber ball while speaking to members of the media as he departs the U.S. Capitol after a vote in the U.S. Senate on funding for DHS, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. Nathan…
A difficult jobs report comes at a tough time for the White House. Gas prices are rising due to the war in Iran, while stock market turmoil is making savers and retirees antsy about the state of their 401(k)s. Data released Friday showing a loss of 92,000 jobs in February will put pressure on the…
Kristi Noem speaks at the Sergeant Benevolent Association conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 2026, shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be replaced as Homeland Security secretary. Nicole Hester | Via Reuters President Donald Trump‘s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not break the DHS funding…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was leaving her post, and that she would…
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 8, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Congressional Democrats on Friday said they received a counteroffer from the White House to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The department has…
Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration said on Sunday that its PreCheck airport screening lanes are operational,…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said “we’re going to de-escalate a bit,” referring to the…
