Homeland Security

Back to the Future: NATO Leaders Hark Back to the Cold War as They Meet to Hike Defense Spending

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was upbeat that the military organization will agree on massive spending... Read More

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was upbeat that the military organization will agree on massive spending hikes at a “transformational summit” on Wednesday, as member state leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump assembled in the Netherlands.... Read More

2025-06-24 17:40:15
by Tom Ramstack
US in ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ After Iranian Threat of Reprisal for Bombing

WASHINGTON — Tenuous international efforts to reinstate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel continued Tuesday but did nothing to eliminate... Read More

WASHINGTON — Tenuous international efforts to reinstate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel continued Tuesday but did nothing to eliminate the warnings of reprisal against the United States. The result is security alerts in Washington, D.C., and throughout the nation.... Read More

Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of National Guard Troops Deployed to Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge... Read More

Trump Banned Citizens of 12 Countries From Entering the US. Here's What to Know

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Citing national security concerns, President Donald Trump on Wednesday banned citizens of 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the... Read More

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Citing national security concerns, President Donald Trump on Wednesday banned citizens of 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, from entering the United States and restricted access for citizens of seven other nations, resurrecting and expanding a... Read More

Meet Hercules and Ned, the Border Collies Fending Off Wildlife at West Virginia’s Busiest Airport

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia's busiest airport. The border collies... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia's busiest airport. The border collies and their handler make daily patrols along the milelong airfield to ensure birds and other wildlife stay away from planes... Read More

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Ban on Enrolling Foreign Students

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students,... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands. In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in... Read More

Arizona Democratic Sen. Gallego Wades Into Immigration Debate With New Plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is wading into one of Washington's most contentious and intractable political problems as he... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is wading into one of Washington's most contentious and intractable political problems as he puts forward a plan Monday aimed at reforming the country's immigration system and beefing up border security. The plan by Gallego,... Read More

2025-04-29 17:23:20
by Tom Ramstack
FBI Reports Sharp Increase in American Cybercrime Victims

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s new Internet Crime Report released last week shows Americans lost $16.6 billion to cybercrime in 2024... Read More

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s new Internet Crime Report released last week shows Americans lost $16.6 billion to cybercrime in 2024 despite an intensified government effort to stop it. The losses were up by one-third from a year earlier.  Fraud was... Read More

US Intelligence Contradicts Trump Claims Linking Gang to Venezuelan Government to Speed Deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements that Trump administration officials have made to justify their invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan migrants, according... Read More

Supreme Court Says Trump Administration Must Work to Bring Back Mistakenly Deported Maryland Man

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego... Read More

House Republicans and Democrats Say the US Must Maintain Its Troop Totals in Europe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee voiced sharp bipartisan criticism Tuesday about reports... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee voiced sharp bipartisan criticism Tuesday about reports the Trump administration is eyeing a reduction of U.S. forces in Europe, saying America must stick with its NATO allies. Rep.... Read More

2025-03-07 21:37:31
by Dan McCue
Homeland Security Ends Collective Bargaining for TSA Officers

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Friday said it is ending collective bargaining with tens of thousands of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Friday said it is ending collective bargaining with tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration airport screeners, claiming union negotiations have “constrained” the agency’s mission. The move comes less than a year... Read More

US Aid Was Long a Lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump Cuts Are Sending Shockwaves Through the Region

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving... Read More

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a region often defined... Read More

US Must Not Become Complacent to a Growing Terrorism Threat, Counterterrorism Center Official Says

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year's Day by alerts that a driver had... Read More

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year's Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the deadliest attack on U.S.... Read More

2024-12-31 21:35:35
by Tom Ramstack
Chinese Accused of Hacking US Treasury Dept. Computers

WASHINGTON — A Chinese intelligence agency recently hacked the workstations and unclassified documents of the U.S. Treasury Department, the Biden... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Chinese intelligence agency recently hacked the workstations and unclassified documents of the U.S. Treasury Department, the Biden administration announced Monday. The hack attack is one of several Chinese-sponsored incidents the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says... Read More

House Advances Reauthorization of US Spy Program as GOP Upheaval Threatens Final Passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor. Speaker Mike Johnson brought forward a... Read More

Former Career US Diplomat Charged with Spying for Cuban Intelligence for Decades

MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole... Read More

MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba's intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said Monday. Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha... Read More

2023-09-20 19:23:53
by TWN Staff
DHS Homeland Security Investigations Releases Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic,... Read More

Russian Ransomware Gang Breaches Energy Department and Other Federal Agencies

The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang's global hack of a... Read More

The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang's global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said... Read More

No Survivors Found After Plane That Flew Over DC and Led to Fighter Jet Scramble Crashes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic... Read More

2023-05-31 20:58:28
by Tom Ramstack
Government Seeks Better Information Tech but Faces High Costs and Security Risks

WASHINGTON — Information technology officials told a Senate panel Wednesday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security needs to update its... Read More

WASHINGTON — Information technology officials told a Senate panel Wednesday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security needs to update its computer systems even while the government struggles to pay its bills. The alternative could be hackers using artificial intelligence to... Read More

2023-05-17 19:34:15
by Tom Ramstack
US Prosecutors Indict Russian for Ransomware Attacks

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department indicted a Russian citizen Tuesday prosecutors accused of ransomware campaigns that netted him and his... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department indicted a Russian citizen Tuesday prosecutors accused of ransomware campaigns that netted him and his conspirators about $200 million in stolen payments. The victims were mostly in the United States. They included nonprofits, hospitals and... Read More

Guardsman Spoke of 'Murder,' May Still Possess Secrets

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked... Read More

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of “violence and murder” on a social media platform and an “assassination van,” prosecutors wrote ahead of Thursday's hearing for... Read More

New China Committee Debuts With Eye on Major Policy Shifts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee dedicated to countering China will make its debut on Tuesday, the opening act... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee dedicated to countering China will make its debut on Tuesday, the opening act in what lawmakers hope will be a robust effort to overcome partisan divisions and address a “generational challenge” to America's... Read More

2023-02-16 20:39:52
by Dan McCue
Biden Says No Evidence of ‘Sudden Increase’ of Unknown Activity in US Skies

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the government doesn’t know what the three unidentified objects shot down by... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the government doesn’t know what the three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend were, but assured the American people there’s no evidence of “a sudden increase in... Read More

2022-12-14 13:39:16
by Tom Ramstack
Congress Makes Another Effort at Stopping Rise in White Extremism

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel heard more evidence Tuesday of what the Department of Homeland Security has been saying with... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel heard more evidence Tuesday of what the Department of Homeland Security has been saying with greater urgency in recent weeks, namely that White extremism is increasing threats of domestic terrorism. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., called... Read More

2022-10-13 14:28:05
by Dan McCue
DHS Offers Additional 65,000 H-2B Visas in Fiscal Year 2023

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is providing employers with an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is providing employers with an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2023 in a bid to address the need for seasonal workers and reduce irregular migration. The increase, which... Read More

National Guard Struggles as Troops Leave at Faster Pace

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments. For... Read More

2022-09-21 22:02:43
by Tom Ramstack
US Water Systems Increasingly Endangered by Underinvestment

WASHINGTON — Water resource experts told a congressional panel Wednesday that aging infrastructure and climate change are joining to ensure... Read More

WASHINGTON — Water resource experts told a congressional panel Wednesday that aging infrastructure and climate change are joining to ensure more crises with the nation’s water systems are just a matter of time. In recent years, the crises have been... Read More

2022-07-19 20:33:16
by Tom Ramstack
Biden Administration Wants to Expand Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection

WASHINGTON — While military analysts discussed in the media the risks Russia will use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine,... Read More

WASHINGTON — While military analysts discussed in the media the risks Russia will use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine, a Senate committee on Tuesday considered whether the United States was prepared for such an attack. The federal government established... Read More

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