Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he regrets calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual”

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, said at a confirmation hearing Wednesday that he regretted calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” after he was shot and killed by Customs and Border Patrol agents in south Minneapolis. Mullin appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP

Washington — House Democrats are attempting to force a vote on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but not federal immigration enforcement, as the partial government shutdown stretches into its second month.  Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to try to circumvent Republican leaders and bring legislation to the floor to fund the

Gabbard says Iranian regime is “intact but largely degraded” at Senate hearing

In his opening statement, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the committee, claimed Gabbard’s office is falling short in protecting U.S. elections from foreign interference, accusing Gabbard of an “organized effort to misuse her national security powers to interfere in domestic politics … and provide a pretext for the president’s unconstitutional efforts

Paul calls Mullin a “man with anger issues” in confirmation hearing

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul fiercely criticized Senator Markwayne Mullin during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, calling him a “man with anger issues” after Mullin previously called Paul a “freaking snake” and that Mullin said he understood why a neighbor attacked Paul in 2017.  Mullin is appearing before the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental

How the military is using AI in war

With Anthropic’s AI systems being ushered out of the Pentagon, a battle is brewing among other major artificial intelligence firms looking to capitalize on this potentially lucrative opening and shape the way AI is integrated into America’s military defense. Earlier this month, the Pentagon called for Anthropic’s AI technology to be removed from military operations