Senators from both sides of the aisle shared thoughts on an upcoming report about the security failures that led to the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. They met with acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe on Thursday, Sept. 12, for a closed-door briefing.  After leaving the meeting, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said, “I…

Senators from both parties expressed being “appalled” by security failures leading to the assassination attempt against Former President Donald Trump and demanded more information from the Department of Homeland Security. Senator Richard Blumenthal stated the public would be “shocked, astonished and appalled” by the report on Secret Service failures during the assassination attempt.Homeland Security Committee…

New York City has a new interim police commissioner. Mayor Eric Adams took the immediate action following the resignation of Edward Caban, naming Thomas Donlon the new interim police commissioner. The shake-up in the department comes just days after federal agents seized the cellphones of several high-ranking officials in the Adams administration, including Donlon’s. In…

As Election Day nears, the Secret Service has announced there will be increased security during Congress’ counting and certification of electoral votes. The beefed-up security is a precaution after the riots at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.  The Department of Homeland Security has designated the once-routine post-election gathering as a national special security event on par with…

After making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana, Francine is on the move. We have the latest track. And the mother of the 14-year-old suspect in last week’s deadly school shooting in Georgia apologizes in an open letter to the victims’ families. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Francine weakens…

Less than two months until the presidential election, the Biden-Harris administration is contemplating significant changes to its asylum-seeking policy. The changes could make it more challenging to lift the sweeping restrictions enacted in June. Those restrictions included a daily quota of 1,500 appointments allowing migrants in Mexico to be processed at official border entry points,…

Denver’s policy of welcoming migrants is having unintended consequences in the neighboring city of Aurora, Colorado, according to a new report from the New York Post. It is now struggling with the arrival of a notorious Venezuelan prison gang, leading to a surge in violent crime. Aurora, a city with a population of 390,000 located…

Guatemalan authorities arrested seven individuals on Wednesday, Aug. 21, linked to a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022. The migrants, including eight children, died of asphyxiation after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer under extreme heat. The smuggling ring, known as “Los Orozcos” is accused of transporting…

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General (IG) found Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not properly plan to use the CBP One app for immigrant parole applications. The inspector general found CBP not only failed to make sure the app was ready but also neglected to implement improvements that could…

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot always monitor the status and location of unaccompanied immigrant children (UCs) in the United States, according to a new inspector general report. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general described the issue as urgent and pointed out a number of problems that are contributing to these children being…