INSANE: 10 - The Real Truth

Not just ICE: Do we need DHS?

In it’s 24 year history DHS has failed to make Americans safer and has become increasingly politicized

Salon · Apr 2

Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson on Friday called the Senate bill a "joke."

Axios · Apr 1

Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal

"They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill ... we can't do that."

Axios · Mar 31

House passes short-term DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson called the Senate-passed bill a "joke," noting the lack of border security funding.

Axios · Mar 28

This is the dumbest government shutdown ever — and Americans will continue to pay the price. Here’s who’s to blame

ANALYSIS: The wraparound lines at airports will continue, ICE won’t be reined in and the Senate’s left. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg break down who’s at fault

The Independent UK · Mar 27

Pressure from Stephen Miller sent ICE’s director to the hospital, report says. White House calls the claim ‘trash’

Trump adviser allegedly berated Todd Lyons in regular calls with administration officials

The Independent UK · Mar 27

10 Boats, 10,000 Troops

Plus: a pause on power plant bombing, an executive order to fund the TSA, a tentative plan to end the DHS shutdown, and more…

Reason · Mar 27

Senate passes bill to fund most of Homeland Security Department

The Senate broke a logjam in the wee hours of Friday morning to pass a funding bill by voice vote that would effectively end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a late night of negotiations, the Senate agreed to a modified version of a bill that…

Roll Call · Mar 27

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

Texas Observer · Mar 24

Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants

The government is installing the first 17 miles of industrial-grade buoys in Brownsville. Experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 23