During his testimony about Operation Fast and Furious before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last week, Attorney General Eric Holder said that he still hasn’t discussed the deadly scandal with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano or President Barack Obama. (more)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano praised President Barack Obama’s administration for taking the “most serious” and “sustained actions” to secure the border in U.S. history. (more)
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke on Thursday at the National Sheriffs’ Association’s winter conference in Washington, D.C. about DHS’s “If you see something, say something” campaign, and agreed with many of her critics who argue that the campaign’s tactics are frightening. (more)
An administration Dec. 29 memo declares that illegal immigrants may have to be held until they’re convicted in local courts before the federal government will begin deportation proceedings. (more)
During an event at the Council of Foreign Relations, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoliano addressed Matt Drudge’s nickname for her — “Big Sis” — saying, “I knew I’d actually made it when I had my own name in the Drudge Report. You know, that’s the standard.” (more)
Florida Republican Rep. Sandy Adams wants answers from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (more)
Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that Obama administration officials responsible for Operation Fast and Furious might be accessories to murder. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress on Tuesday. The policy also includes other ways to screen young children without resorting to a pat-down that involves touching private areas on the body. (more)
The cumbersome task of kicking off your shoes at U.S. airport checkpoints may soon be gone, Politico reported Tuesday. (more)
Washington (CNN) – The U.S. government is not aware of any specific threat of a terrorist attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement Friday. (more)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that those who criticize preparations for hurricane Irene for being excessive are engaging in “what I like to call the blinding clarity of hindsight.” (more)
Homeland security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in the Senate spotlight today, following revelations yesterday that her deputies in Texas hid their efforts to release hundreds of illegal immigrants facing deportation. (more)
WASHINGTON — Supporters of the DREAM Act say now is the time to pass legislation providing children of illegal immigrants American citizenship. But it’s not likely the bill will get any traction in the Republican-controlled House. (more)
ST. LOUIS–(KMOX)–Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says he’s asking the federal government to reimburse 100 percent of the cost to local governments dealing with the Joplin tornado aftermath. (more)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano met House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, for dinner Wednesday evening at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse in downtown Washington, D.C. (more)
A leading Republican on the House oversight committee is demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on why a 6-year-old girl was given an “enhanced” pat-down at an airport by TSA agents, an incident Napolitano defended as conducted “professionally and according to the protocols.” (more)
The shock of a video of a Transportation Security Administration screener patting down a 6-year-old child has drawn anger and even a subsequent potential legislative response. But the TSA’s actions were not improper, says Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Terror alerts from the U.S. government will soon have just two levels of warnings — elevated and imminent — and those will be relayed to the public only under certain circumstances. Color codes are out; Facebook and Twitter will sometimes be in, according to a Homeland Security draft obtained by The Associated Press. (more)
With the nation’s looming fiscal crisis, soaring energy costs, and a tense situation in the Middle East, this might seem like an odd time for Congress to mount a full-court press for a bill designed to advance the well-being of Charlie Sheen and his Hollywood colleagues. That’s precisely what’s happening this week with new House hearings on the anti-piracy bill known as COICA. (more)
Under grilling by top GOP oversight official Rep. Darrell Issa at a hearing Thursday on special political reviews of document requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) submitted by journalists, watchdog groups and lawmakers, Obama administration officials defended the process saying, in the words of a top lawyer, the practice was “sound managerial practice.” (more)
