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Secret Service funding fight sharpens over White House modernization push
House Republicans are backing a funding request tied to White House grounds upgrades while lawmakers demand more detail on how the agency would spend the money.
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A familiar name returns to lead ICE amid renewed political pressure
A longtime DHS official with prior ties to Obama-era immigration enforcement and private detention work is stepping back into a top role at a pivotal moment for the agency.
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$1 billion Secret Service funding boost plan draws scrutiny over limited details
Lawmakers are seeking a clearer breakdown of how the funds would be used as debate continues over security upgrades, modernization projects and the scale of the request.
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U.S. citizens shot by ICE urge Congress to rein in federal immigration agents
Democrats highlight cases of U.S. citizens harmed in immigration enforcement actions during a House hearing that Republicans largely boycotted and key Trump officials skipped.
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Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to step down amid misconduct allegations
The Labor Department’s inspector general is investigating claims involving inappropriate messages to staff and misuse of funds, as the White House names Keith Sonderling acting secretary.
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DHS nominee clears key Senate hurdle, setting up final confirmation vote
Final vote on Markwayne Mullin's nomination could come as soon as Monday as the department remains shut down.
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Top Dems in Congress list ICE constraints they want in funding bill
Proposed restrictions on the agency include requiring wearing body camera, the removal of masks and limitations on certain locations where people can be detained.
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House Democrats call for Kristi Noem’s firing in rally outside ICE headquarters
Congressional Democrats continued to keep up the pressure on the Homeland Security secretary Tuesday in the wake of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
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Senate Dems demand immigration agents unmask, wear body cameras and carry IDs as shutdown looms
The lawmakers say the measures are needed to increase transparency and accountability within Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
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Trump dispatches border czar to Minnesota amid protests over federal shootings
Tom Homan will oversee ICE operations in Minneapolis after the deaths of two U.S. citizens shot by federal immigration officers.
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Judge upholds DHS policy requiring notice for lawmaker visits to immigration facilities
The ruling leaves in place a rule that mandates advance notice for congressional visits, with the judge citing procedural issues rather than the policy’s substance.
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Move to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem follows fatal ICE shooting
House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Noem, accusing her of blocking congressional oversight, violating civil rights and misusing taxpayer funds after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
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2 National Guard members from West Virginia wounded in 'targeted' shooting in D.C.
Officials say both guardsmen are in critical condition and a suspect is in custody. President Trump says the attacker will “pay a very steep price.”
Management
As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another
Few of the divides that fueled the 43-day shutdown have been resolved, and a fractured Congress is on the clock to find a budgetary solution.
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Shutdown fight in the Senate likely to drag through the weekend
Senators are staying in Washington through the weekend as talks continue on a short-term spending deal to end the government shutdown, with both parties trading proposals on health care subsidies and federal worker pay.
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Fresh from election wins, Dems demand Trump meeting over shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling for a bipartisan meeting to end the government shutdown.
Management
Two judges block Trump administration from cutting SNAP benefits
A pair of rulings have temporarily paused White House plans to halt funding to the food assistance program during the government shutdown.
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USDA won't shuffle funds to extend SNAP during shutdown, in about-face from earlier plan
Agriculture Department officials said Friday they cannot use a contingency fund to continue paying the SNAP program, despite earlier shutdown guidance allowing its use.
Workforce
With funding for courts in question, Congress stuck in shutdown gridlock for day 16
The Senate ensured that the government shutdown would last into next week when it failed to pass a stopgap government spending bill for a 10th time on Thursday.
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Trump Education Department to divert grants from colleges serving students of color
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department would withhold $350 million in minority-serving institution grants from 800 colleges and universities, saying the grants "discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas."
