Authorities believe two federal officers fired their weapons in the shooting that killed Alex Pretti as he was wrestled to the ground in Minneapolis, according to a preliminary Homeland Security report to Congress. The report obtained by POLITICO provides the government’s most detailed account yet of the killing of the 37-year-old Pretti, whose death has […]
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “should be out of a job” given her response to the killing of a 37-year-old Minneapolis man by DHS agents Saturday. “I think what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis told reporters. “It’s just amateurish. It’s terrible. It’s making the president look bad.” […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to say Tuesday whether he had confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump faces calls to fire her and Democrats push for her impeachment. “That’s the president’s judgment call,” Thune told reporters when asked about Noem, a fellow South Dakota native who previously served with […]
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who helped craft and backed the Homeland Security funding bill now fueling a standoff in the Senate, said in an interview Tuesday that he supports putting more guardrails on federal immigration enforcement agencies but urged senators to pass the legislation the House approved last week. The partial government shutdown senators are […]
Top officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will testify before the House and Senate Homeland Security committees next month, as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after the killing of Alex Pretti. ICE acting director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and […]
The leaders of the House Democratic caucus vowed on Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her, citing a “DHS killing spree unleashed in Minnesota.” The threat comes as Noem faces heightened scrutiny over her response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border […]
House Freedom Caucus leaders are warning they will oppose a proposal favored by Senate Democrats to send an amended spending package back across the Capitol without Department of Homeland Security funding. The ultimatum from the hard-right group comes as top leaders try to find a way to avoid a partial government shutdown late this week […]
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington’s nonvoting House delegate for 35 years, confirmed Tuesday she is retiring from office — more than 48 hours after a public filing terminating her reelection campaign. “With pride in our accomplishments, gratitude to DC, and confidence in the next generation, I announced I’ll retire at the end of this term,” she […]
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from Congress after 20 years in office, the latest Republican to forgo seeking reelection amid a challenging midterm environment for the party. Buchanan, who represents the red 16th District that includes some of Tampa’s suburbs along the Gulf Coast, is a longtime member of […]
Senators are scrambling to avoid a partial government shutdown later this week after Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent has members of both parties debating what guardrails they can place on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. There’s no deal in sight. The Homeland Security appropriations measure is a part of […]