Category: Congress
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
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
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
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
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...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Eleanor Holmes Norton confirms her retirement as DC delegate
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington's nonvoting House delegate for 35 years, confirmed Tuesday she is retiring from office — more than 48 hours after a public filing terminating her reelection...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Florida Republican Vern Buchanan won’t seek reelection
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from Congress after 20 years in office, the latest Republican to forgo seeking reelection amid a challenging midterm...
January 27, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: No shutdown deal in sight
Senators are scrambling to avoid a partial government shutdown later this week after Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent has members of both parties debating...
January 27, 2026
Congress
No off-ramp in sight for DHS-fueled shutdown
Republicans are dangling options that would avoid having to change a massive spending bill. Democrats aren’t biting.
January 26, 2026
Congress
Susan Collins speaks with Noem about immigration enforcement
GOP Sen. Susan Collins said she spoke Monday to embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the administration launched an immigration enforcement campaign in her home state. Collins declined...