Congress set to drill down on immigration enforcement at hearings Republican lawmakers set up oversight hearings starting this week after the fatal shootings of two Americans by immigration agents last month. Roll Call · Feb 9
As DHS spending debate ramps up anew, a focus on enforcement’s impact Lawmakers are using immigration enforcement horror stories to emphasize their concerns with Trump's immigration policies. Roll Call · Feb 4
Stephen Miller’s messaging to Trump is dramatic, gory and effective Deputy chief of staff allegedly uses ‘gory images’ to get his point across to the 79-year-old president The Independent UK · Feb 4
GOP leaders splitting up and launching into an internal battle over ICE How do you solve a problem like DHS? We Got This Covered · Feb 3
This North Carolina Senator has a cheeky response to Trump calling him a ‘loser’, and it is hilarious North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis is proving that he doesn’t give two hoots about what President Donald Trump says about him. On being asked by CNN’s Manu Raju during a press interaction what he has to say about Trump calling him a “loser”, Tillis said that he was “thrilled.” The Mary Sue · Feb 1
GOP senator promises to block all Trump Federal Reserve nominees after ‘outrageous’ DOJ probe into Jerome Powell He wants it "fully and finally resolved." We Got This Covered · Jan 31
GOP senator rips Trump response to Alex Pretti’s killing by feds in Minneapolis: ‘Stock going down?!’ ‘I don't think the American people are going to like that,’ Thom Tillis tells The Independent The Independent UK · Jan 30
Warsh's path to Fed chair may face even GOP obstacle in Senate President Trump says he'll nominate Kevin Warsh, a Federal Reserve Board member from 2006 to 2011, to be the next chairman. Roll Call · Jan 30
White House and Democrats strike deal to prevent government shutdown The deal emerges as the nation grapples with the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis The Independent UK · Jan 30
Tillis 'unleashed' A stream of honesty from the retiring Sen. Thom Tillis has turned into an increasingly personal back-and-forth with the president. Roll Call · Jan 29
House Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms For vulnerable Republicans, the prospect of an impeachment vote tied to enforcement efforts would be particularly painful. Axios · Jan 29
Republicans snipe back at Trump calling them ‘losers’ with zinger that it makes them qualified to be Homeland secretary Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski respond after Trump attacked their calls for Kristi Noem to step aside The Independent UK · Jan 28
Republican blame game on Minneapolis is in full swing – even Stephen Miller has turned on Border Patrol President Donald Trump’s top adviser originally claimed Alex Pretti was a ‘domestic terrorist’ before admitting federal agents may not have been following proper protocol The Independent UK · Jan 28
Two Republican Senators Call For Kristi Noem's Removal Over Minneapolis Fallout: 'She Should Be Out Of a Job' Two Republican senators called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be removed from her post as the fallout from operations in Minneapolis continues. Latin Times · Jan 28
Evening Standard · Jan 28 Trump promises to 'de-escalate' in Minnesota as he says US Border Patrol shooting victim was 'no would-be assassin' The US president walked back his confrontational approach following a backlash over the deaths of two anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis
Axios · Jan 28 Republicans turn on Noem, demand resignation "She should be out of a job," said Sen. Thom Tillis.
The Independent UK · Jan 28 The Latest: Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester President Donald Trump says a “big investigation” is underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis
The Independent UK · Jan 28 How Kristi Noem became focus of Republican anger over Minneapolis shootings: ‘She should be out of a job’ IN DEPTH: Two Republican senators say it’s time for the Secretary of Homeland Security to go, Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill
Roll Call · Jan 27 Hints of progress to end Senate immigration funding quagmire Senators reported positive discussions Tuesday night as they search for a way to end an impasse over Homeland Security funding.
Roll Call · Jan 27 A GOP clash over right to carry The fatal shooting of a citizen in Minneapolis has divided Republicans over the right-to-carry but united Democrats against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The Independent UK · Jan 26 The signs that Trump and Noem’s ICE swarm in Minnesota is falling apart after the Alex Pretti killing ANALYSIS: Even Republicans are getting increasingly queasy about the shooting of the ICU nurse and there are broader consequences for the party, Eric Garcia writes
Reason · Jan 26 Democrats Plan To Block DHS Funding After Minnesota Killing. Republicans Should Join Them. Senators should demand accountability for federal agents who hurt Americans—and demand the removal of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.
Fortune · Jan 26 Trump was surging after the Venezuela raid—then came Jerome Powell, Greenland, and Minnesota. Now it feels like a ‘historic hinge moment’ “It’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.”
The Guardian - US · Jan 25 Trump’s Greenland brinkmanship leaves leading Republicans rattled With midterms looming some in Congress have dissented from the president – but it still falls well short of a rebellion
Euronews · Jan 21 Greenland invasion could spark US constitutional crisis, experts say A US military action against Denmark’s arctic territory would be a violation of US law, with potentially massive political consequences.