New York, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing it on a delicately worded post on Truth Social on Thursday. She is the second Cabinet official dismissed by Trump, following the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5.President Trump said that he was appointing Bondi’s Deputy, Todd Blanche, as the Acting Attorney General.”We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the …
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Washington, March 24 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, replacing embattled Kristi Noem, amid the department’s continued shutdown.The upper chamber voted 54-45 to approve 48-year-old Mullin, who has served in the Senate since 2023, following a decade in the House representing the state of Oklahoma. One Republican senator voted against the nomination, and two Democrats supported it.Mullin’s nomination, anno…
Washington, March 23 (IANS) The US Senate has advanced Senator Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, just over two weeks after President Donald Trump announced that he would replace current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.The upper chamber advanced the nomination in a 54 to 37 vote on Saturday (local time). A final confirmation vote is likely to take place in the coming days.Mullin, 48, has served in the Senate since 2023 after a decade in the House represe…
New York, March 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was caught in controversies over her handling of immigration raids and her personal life. He named Senator Markwayne Mullin on Thursday to replace Noem, the first cabinet official to leave his administration in his second term. It was a mighty fall for one of the most loyal and firebrand supporters of Trump, whose excesses in implementing immigration policies were seen as beginning to hurt t…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning from Democratic lawmakers during a congressional hearing, as she defended the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown and border enforcement policies amid sharp criticism from lawmakers. The hearing highlighted the deep political divide in Washington over immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and border security, with Noem repeatedly defending the administration’s approach as necessary to …
Washington, March 3 (IANS) A US Senate oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turned sharply confrontational on Tuesday, as Democrats accused the agency of excessive force and civil liberties violations, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem rejected the claims and defended enforcement actions as lawful. Senator Richard Durbin, the committee’s top Democrat, said that under Noem’s leadership the department has been “devoid of any moral compass or respect for the rule of law”.He …
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Nearly three million “illegal aliens” have left the United States of America during President Donald Trump’s second term as a result of stepped-up enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem told lawmakers on Tuesday, anchoring her defence of the administration’s immigration policy in a cascade of numbers. “Nearly three million illegal aliens have left the United States as a result of the administration’s enforcement efforts,” Noem said.Tha…
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) The Trump administration’s effort to fast-track deportations to third countries hit a legal setback after a US appeals court refused to pause a lower court order blocking the policy. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston on Wednesday (local time) denied the government’s emergency request to lift a preliminary injunction that restricts deportations of certain migrants to countries other than their own.“The emergency motion for a stay of the April …
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Todd Lyons, acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other immigration officials were questioned by lawmakers on mass deportation operations at a US House of Representatives hearing, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers expressing divided views.Lyons testified at a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, along with Rodney Scott, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow, director of Citizenship and Immigration…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Democrats would “probably try and impeach me” if they regain control of Congress, even as he defended tariffs, immigration enforcement, and crime-fighting measures as pillars of what he called a record-setting year in office.In an interview with Fox News host Will Cain, Trump said history showed that presidents often lose congressional seats in midterm elections, regardless of performance. “Even presidents, whether it’s Republican or…