Markwayne Mullin faces a straightforward path to confirmation as DHS secretary
The Senate tends to be kind to its own members, and at least one Democrat is on board.
CONGRESS
DHS funding bill passes the House, with eroding Democratic support
The House on Thursday passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, even as most Democrats defied Republican pressure to end the ageny shutdown in light of the Iran conflict. The lower chamber voted 221-209 to pass the bill. Four Democrats joined Republicans in favor of the measure — fewer than voted for an…
House Republicans sink effort to rein in Trump’s attacks on Iran
House Republicans on Thursday beat back legislation designed to rein in U.S. military operations in Iran, marking a victory for President Trump and a blow for those hoping to reassert Congress’s unique powers to wage war. The vote was 212-219, with just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — hopping…
Kristi Noem’s ouster isn’t moving Democrats off their Homeland Security funding demands
“The rot is deep” inside the agency, said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
House committee advances kids’ online safety and privacy proposals
Democrats pushed for more enforcement mechanisms.
Democrats react to Noem’s ouster from DHS
Many Democrats are cheering after President Trump announced Thursday that Kristi Noem would be replaced as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The news of the secretary’s exit follows months of petitions from Democrats for Noem to face consequences over her controversial handling of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across…
Jeffries welcomes Noem’s ouster but warns it won’t affect DHS funding fight
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday welcomed the ouster of Kristi Noem from atop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but warned that the leadership shakeup won’t soften the Democrats’ demands for reforms at the agency. “A change in personnel is not sufficient. We need a change in policy,” Jeffries told reporters in…