Year: 2026
January 27, 2026
Congress
Thom Tillis says Noem ‘should be out of a job’
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “should be out of a job” given her response to the killing of a 37-year-old Minneapolis man by DHS...
January 27, 2026
Politics
JB Pritzker says US under Trump is worse than COVID-19 pandemic — where people died ‘in droves’
Gov. JB Pritzker said on the podcast "I've Had It" that the US under President Trump is "slightly worse" than the COVID pandemic amid the current political environment. Gov. JB Pritzker...
January 27, 2026
Politics
Bass tells Trump to turn up the heat on insurance industry in fight over ‘nightmare’ wildfire rebuild
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said President Trump lacks the authority to fast-track wildfire rebuilding efforts in her own backyard. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said President Trump lacks...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Henry Cuellar warns against shutdown, handing DHS ‘blank check’
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who helped craft and backed the Homeland Security funding bill now fueling a standoff in the Senate, said in an interview Tuesday that he supports...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Freedom Caucus pushes to fund DHS amid funding fight
House Freedom Caucus leaders are warning they will oppose a proposal favored by Senate Democrats to send an amended spending package back across the Capitol without Department of Homeland...
January 27, 2026
Congress
ICE, Border Patrol leaders to testify Feb. 10
Top officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 10, as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of the Trump...
January 27, 2026
Education
Holocaust survivor in Weston shares journey out of Germany to hiding in France with nuns
Charles “Charlie” Mendel is a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor. On Tuesday, he marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by sharing his story from The Palace, a senior living facility in Weston....
January 27, 2026
Politics
Trump EPA slams brakes on California’s costly trucking emissions standard
Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration will still be able to enforce the regulation for heavy-duty trucks registered in the Golden State. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration will still be able to...
January 27, 2026
Politics
ACLU sues Trump admin for wrongful death of 2 Trinidadians killed in ‘narcoterrorist’ boat strikes
The families of two Trinidadian men killed in an Oct. 14 Operation Southern Spear boat strike are suing the Trump administration for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing, claiming they...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Democratic House leaders join push to impeach Kristi Noem
The leaders of the House Democratic caucus vowed on Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her, citing a “DHS killing...