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Trump Bans Small Electronics on Some Flights

By Zeke J Miller

Homeland Security Chief: Visa Ban 'Wasn't a Surprise'

By Maya Rhodan

Homeland Security Pick John Kelly Splits With Donald Trump Proposals During Senate Hearing

By Maya Rhodan

The TSA Might Stop Accepting Some State Driver's Licenses for Air Travel

By Tom Huddleston, Jr. / Fortune
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U.S. Plans Major Deportation Raids: Report

The plans would deport people who have arrived since 2014, fleeing violence in Central America

By Julia Zorthian

Citizenfour Filmmaker Laura Poitras Is Suing the U.S. Over Years of Alleged Harassment

Poitras said she was "subjected to years of Kafkaesque harassment" at U.S. and foreign borders

By Helen Regan

Congress Sends Homeland Bill to Obama Without Conditions

The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives clipped the wings of conservatives Tuesday, passing a bill on the backs of Democrats to keep the Department of Homeland Security open through September.“It’s our only choice...

By Alex Rogers

Congress Averts Partial Government Shutdown, For a Week

With just hours to go before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a one-week extension to fund the Department of Homeland Security and prevent sending 30,000 government employees home on furlough.The vote ended a tumultuous day...

By Alex Rogers

Why Terrorism Works: Jihadi John and the Fear Premium

It costs a lot to identify future threats

By Massimo Calabresi

Congress Scrambles As Time Runs Out on Homeland Security Funding

At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Department of Homeland Security will begin sending 30,000 of its employees home on furlough while the other 200,000 work without pay until and unless Congress passes a bill.Despite...

By Alex Rogers

The Battle Over Homeland Security

President Barack Obama warned a gathering of state governors on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security would furlough tens of thousands of employees nationwide if Congress failed to replenish the agency’s funds by Friday.“We...

By Dan Kedmey

Republican Presidential Hopefuls Stay Out of Senate Fight on Immigration

The path to the White House does not lead through Congressional gridlock.As Congress heads toward a showdown over immigration and the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, the three Republican Senators who are considering...

By Alex Rogers

Homeland Security Goes on Offense Against Congress

The Obama Administration made a last-minute public plea for Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security, sending Secretary Jeh Johnson on a tour of political talk shows Sunday.As the deadline approaches for the department’s...

By Maya Rhodan

How Far Do Whistleblower Laws Go?

Do federal laws protect whistleblowers who disclose “sensitive security information”?

By Haley Sweetland Edwards

Secret Service Watchdogs Raise Questions About DHS Oversight

Updated at 10:26 a.m. on October 7, 2014A week after Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned amid multiple reports of breaches in White House security, congressional watchdogs are asking whether the Secret Service agency needs...

By Alex Rogers

Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 3

1. With 3D printing, prosthetic technology is poised to change millions of lives.By Tom McKay in Mic2. Dysfunctional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security undermines its mission.By Daniel Kaniewski in The Hill3. The web...

By The Aspen Institute

Lawmakers Demand Independent Probe of Secret Service

After the agency's director stepped down following security lapses

By Alex Rogers

Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 24

1. Ten years after the 9/11 commission urged Congress to simplify oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, the problem is worse. Today, the department deals with 92 Congressional committees. That must change.By the Sunnylands-Aspen...

By The Aspen Institute

Power Up Before Flying

Electronic devices that don't switch on won't be allowed on the plane

By Nolan Feeney

U.S. to Bolster Border Security

Up to 40 planes sought to help halt “the unlawful movement of people” and for other missions

By Mark Thompson
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