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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., called it a “shocking departure” from the tradition of public testimony at the annual hearing.

Mayorkas and Wray skip public Senate hearing on threats to nation

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 21, 2024 at 2:50pm, Updated at 6:17pm
Tom Homan, retired acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in January.

Trump selects immigration enforcers for key administration roles

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 12, 2024 at 2:34pm, Updated at 3:38pm
Mexican migration authorities guard one of the sides of the Tijuana River at the U.S.-Mexico border seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico.

Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 8, 2024 at 4:12pm
A Trump campaign sign about immigration is seen last month in Douglas, Ariz.

Trump win opens door to major shift in US immigration policies

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 6, 2024 at 3:16pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sought in September to pass legislation to require states to remove noncitizens from voter lists.

GOP centers election concerns on noncitizen voting, but it’s rare

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 1, 2024 at 4:19pm
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who announced the review of voter rolls in August, said Friday that the state would appeal the federal judge's decision.

Federal judge orders Virginia to reinstate names purged from voting rolls, including noncitizens

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 25, 2024 at 3:27pm, Updated October 26, 2024 at 7:00pm
Chairman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., speaks during a September hearing of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump.

Task force on Trump shooting faults Secret Service communication

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 21, 2024 at 12:09pm
Elon Musk attended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress in July.

Elon Musk sweeps members of Congress into his social media sway

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 21, 2024 at 10:46am
Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks during the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump hearing Thursday.

House task force hears from local officers on Trump rally shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 26, 2024 at 2:55pm
Former President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee with a bandage on an ear that was injured in the assassination attempt.

Senate probe finds Secret Service failures at Trump rally shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 25, 2024 at 5:00am
A Republican voter Friday in Orange, Va., wears a lanyard with an image of former President Donald Trump reacting immediately after an assassination attempt in July.

House moves to bolster Secret Service after assassination scares

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 23, 2024 at 3:57pm, Updated at 6:51pm
Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., attend the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives” on Sept. 10.

House panel helped boost Ohio immigrant pet-eating claims

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 18, 2024 at 1:48pm
A reporter prepares a question for President Joe Biden before he spoke with reporters Monday on the South Lawn of the White House about the latest assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Second Trump assassination scare sparks more security concerns

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 16, 2024 at 3:46pm
Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., attend the House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Trump, Republicans try to stir up support for noncitizen voting bill

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 11, 2024 at 6:55pm
Ron Rowe, acting director of the Secret Service, leaves the Capitol in July after a briefing with senators.

Secret Service says Trump security failure wasn’t result of budget

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 9, 2024 at 5:20pm
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump in July on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Republicans use spending clash to highlight immigration issue

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 9, 2024 at 1:39pm
President Joe Biden in June announced the "Keeping Families Together" program.

Biden administration starts ‘Keeping Families Together’ program

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 19, 2024 at 2:54pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at the University of Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Harris campaign starts to talk tough on border security

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 14, 2024 at 12:25pm
Vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes the stage Wednesday to speak to several thousand attendees at a Harris-Walz presidential campaign rally in Detroit.

Walz immigration moves sharpen election border security debate

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 8, 2024 at 3:18pm
Ronald Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service, waits to testify last month during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee joint hearing on security failures and the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Senators scrutinize Secret Service spending after Trump shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 6, 2024 at 9:40am
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attends the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in June 2020 on challenges facing Customs and Border Protection.

Trump and GOP turn border policy blame toward Harris

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 31, 2024 at 1:05pm, Updated at 4:11pm
Ronald Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service, waits Tuesday to testify at a Senate hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump.

Senators pitch responses after Trump rally shooting security lapse

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 30, 2024 at 4:59pm
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Mike Kelly speaks to supporters of former President Donald Trump just outside the Butler Fairgrounds the day after the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally.

House names members to task force on Trump rally shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 29, 2024 at 5:10pm
Kimberly Cheatle testifies Monday during the House Oversight and Accountability hearing on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Secret Service director resigns after Trump rally shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 23, 2024 at 12:07pm