Gallego unveils legislation giving unpaid DHS workers bonus

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would give Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have been forced to work without pay during the shutdown a 10 percent bonus when the agency reopens. The bill would require that DHS employees, including more than 61,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, receive a one-time…

House Armed Services Committee Holds Strategic Forces Hearing on Space Programs

The House Armed Services Committee holds a Strategic Forces hearing on national security space programs and activities at 3 p.m. ET on March 25. Witnesses include: • Marc Berkowitz, assistant secretary of defense for space policy • Thomas W. Ainsworth, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Air Force for space ac… Original News

LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Strategic Forces Hearing on Space Programs

The House Armed Services Committee holds a Strategic Forces hearing on national security space programs and activities at 3 p.m. ET on March 25. Witnesses include: • Marc Berkowitz, assistant secretary of defense for space policy • Thomas W. Ainsworth, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Air Force for space ac… Original News

Trump: ICE officers ‘rehabbing a fake image’ by helping with bags at airports, cleaning

President Trump on Wednesday praised U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers for their work at airports this week as lengthy security wait times stack up amid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse. “I am so proud of our ICE Patriots! They were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years, and now,…

Democrats send new DHS funding offer

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats have submitted their latest proposal for pairing Department of Homeland Security funding with immigration enforcement policy changes. “Democrats sent Republicans our counteroffer on legislation to reopen DHS, pay TSA workers, while at the same time rein in ICE with commonsense guardrails,” Schumer said, adding that the offer “contains