March 17, 2026 Senate Majority leader warns Dems are putting cyber operations at risk as Iran threat looms Senate Majority Leader John Thune accused Democrats of holding government agencies hostage during a partial shutdown, citing concerns over TSA and cyber operations amid Iranian threats.
March 17, 2026 Dems unmoved as White House reveals DHS concessions in shutdown battle The White House revealed five immigration enforcement compromises to Dems as the government shutdown continues, including body cameras for DHS agents and beefed-up oversight.
March 17, 2026 'Deeply disturbing' animal cruelty operation involving baby monkeys busted by ICE investigation An ICE Homeland Security Investigation investigation in Florida busted a “deeply disturbing" animal cruelty operation involving baby monkeys by U.S. citizen Francisco Javier Ravelo.
March 17, 2026 Texas lawmakers clash over DHS funding shutdown Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, exchanged heated remarks over DHS funding after Cornyn brought Whataburger to TSA employees working without pay.
March 17, 2026 Most vulnerable Senate Dem blames Republicans for unpaid TSA workers after opposing funding bill Sen. Jon Ossoff blamed Republicans for the Department of Homeland Security shutdown while the Atlanta airport continued to face travel disruptions.
March 17, 2026 Apple News fails to provide balanced coverage of DHS shutdown, ignores right-leaning outlets: study Apple News and other prominent aggregators are failing to provide balanced coverage of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, according to a study.
March 17, 2026 TSA official warns smaller airports could shut down amid DHS funding crisis TSA warns smaller airports may shut down as the DHS shutdown forces security workers to quit, with callout rates jumping from 2% to over 10% nationwide.
March 17, 2026 Organized and technological: ICE resistance groups posing growing danger, warns former top NSA, DHS official A former high-ranking NSA and DHS official is warning of the growing threat of coordinated and technological anti-ICE resistance endangering operations through digital sabotage.
March 17, 2026 Illegal immigrant from Venezuela learns sentence for biting ICE agent, with injury seen in photo Robert Antonio Bastardo Llovera, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of assault on a federal officer.
March 17, 2026 DHS hits back at Illinois county clerk who told ICE to stay away from primary polling places DHS rebukes Illinois clerk who called ICE agents "thugs" and warned them away from polling places during elections, sparking immigration enforcement debate.