John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has been tapped by the Trump administration to serve as the new White House chief of staff, The New York Times reported Friday.
MoreSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has said he believes House and Senate leaders from Republican and Democratic parties are close to reaching a budget deal before the April 28 deadline to
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President Donald Trump has proposed to Congress a $1.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018 and requested $30 billion in supplemental military funds for FY 2017, Defense News reported Thursday. Joe Gould
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The Senate voted 56-43 to move forward with the final vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, as secretary of state, Reuters reported Monday. Patricia Zengerle writes the
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Eric Hysen, Department of Homeland Security executive director for digital services, has said DHS plans to unveil an online tool that will work to automate the application process for U.S. citizenship, Fedscoop reported Tuesday.
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The House voted 257-167 Tuesday to pass legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of the current 2015 fiscal year that will go to the White House for signature
MoreCongress approved a one-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security to head off a partial agency shutdown at Friday midnight, USA Today reported Saturday. Susan Davis and Erin Kelly write
MoreHouse Republicans are considering a three-week stopgap bill to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security beyond a Friday midnight deadline and prevent the agency’s shutdown, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Sean Sullivan writes that the
MoreThe Senate voted 98-2 Wednesday to advance an appropriations bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security in 2015, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Sean Sullivan writes the Senate could put
MoreLawmakers are facing a tight schedule to pass a $40 billion funding for the Department of Homeland Security in order to prevent a partial agency shutdown, USA Today reported Sunday. Erin Kelly
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