U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters A U.S. appeals court on Jan. 28 ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) move to end deportation protection for tens of thousands of Venezuelan nationals was illegal. A three-judge panel
Erbil, Iraq — President Trump has threatened to cut off all U.S. support for Iraq if the country reelects former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a third term. Al-Maliki, a member of Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority, was forced to resign in 2014 after two consecutive terms in office amid pressure from both inside and outside the
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has spoken out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Minnesota, is heading to Washington, D.C.
Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel “without delay,” following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month. In a letter first obtained by CBS News and sent to Noem on Wednesday, Democrats on the Homeland Security
The proposal would impose new national voting standards, require photo ID and proof of citizenship, restrict universal mail-in ballots and ban ranked-choice voting.
Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI’s search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The FBI executed the search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and
White House CEQ “Permitting Innovation Center” Launches “CE Works” Pilot Program Today, the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Permitting Innovation Center announced the launch of a pilot program for CE Works, a technology platform that digitizes the environmental review process to assist federal agencies with completing categorical exclusion (CE) determinations pursuant to the National Environmental