HAPPENING NOW: House Democratic leaders hold a news conference on the GOP plan to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-release-articles-impeachment-alejandro-mayorkas-border/story
CLEAR security incidents raise concerns from Congress: Two new security incidents involving CLEAR ratchet up concern from lawmakers about the company's ...
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Democrats call for DHS inspector general to resign over deleted text messages: Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on the inspector general of the Department of ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4041135-democrats-call-for-dhs-inspector-general-to-resign-over-deleted-text-messages/
Biden officials must probe DeSantis' migrant abuse: House Democrat: Rep. Bennie Thompson urges Justice Department and Homeland Security officials to stop Gov ...
businessinsider.com/biden-officials-must-probe-ron-desantis-migrant-abuse-2022-9
Quick Glance: Florida migrant flight funds went to a company affiliated with a DeSantis adviser
- So far, Keefe's connections to Vertol Systems provide the strongest explanation for why the state selected the firm.
- Matt Gaetz, who Keefe hired, previously represented Vertol Systems in two complaints filed in 2010.
- The contractor was ordered to pay $2,500 and to refrain from competing with Vertol Systems Company.)Keefe and Vertol Systems Company sued Dogwood Services, a Niceville lawn care company, in 2012.
- The judge ruled in favor of Vertol Systems.
Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar: JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi's ...
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Democrats Seek Testimony on Secret Service Texts, Alleging Cover-Up: The leaders of two House committees told the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/politics/jan-6-secret-service-texts.html
Committee chairs threaten DHS inspector general with subpoena over missing Secret Service texts
abcnews.go.com/Politics/committee-chairs-threaten-dhs-inspector-general-subpoena-missing/story
Top House Democrats accuse DHS inspector general of obstructing their investigations into missing Secret Service text messages
cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/house-overisght-obstruction-dhs-inspector-general-secret-service-text-messages/
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service for erased text messages: The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/jan-6-committee-subpoenas-secret-service-for-erased-text-messages
Quick Glance: A panel on January 6 subpoenas the Secret Service for deleted text communications.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog accused the Secret Service of destroying text conversations after it requested them.
- According to the letter, the Secret Service informed the House Select Committee that text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 had been wiped as part of a "device-replacement program."
- "The agency said the "pre-planned, three-month system move" resulted in some data loss," according to the letter.
- In response to the letter, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said his agency took "strong issue with these categorically false claims."
Democrats threaten ‘alternate means’ to force DHS watchdog to cooperate in probe of deleted Jan. 6 texts
thehill.com/homenews/house/3604238-democrats-threaten-alternate-means-to-force-dhs-watchdog-to-cooperate-in-probe-of-deleted-jan-6-texts/
Secret Service Text Messages Around Jan. 6 Were Erased, Inspector General Says: The disclosure drew concern from the House committee investigating the attack ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/politics/secret-service-text-messages-jan-6.html
Quick Glance: The Secret Service removed texts from January 5 and 6, 2021, after a watchdog requested them.
- "The USSS erased those text messages after OIG requested records of electronic communications from the USSS, as part of our evaluation of events at the Capitol on January 6," wrote Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.
- "The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false."
- "In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) in every respect – whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts," Guglielmi said Thursday night in a statement.
- A Secret Service agent from the United States stands outside the White House on August 10, 2020.
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Secret Service in Hunt for Deleted Texts: "The committee is absolutely determined to get to the bottom of this and to find all of the ...
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Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena to Secret Service in Hunt for Text Messages: The House committee is seeking messages that an inspector general for the Department of ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/16/us/secret-service-subpoena-jan-6-committee.html
Quick Glance: 'Looks... Pretty Bad': Secret Service Erased January 6 Texts After Being Requested
- According to the Secret Service, the messages were deleted as "part of a device-replacement program."
- "What is going on with the Secret Service?"
- "What secrets might they be keeping in order to serve the former president?" he wondered.
- "I'm not getting in the car," Pence is said to have told Secret Service personnel on January 6.
- "People need to understand that if Pence had listened to the Secret Service and fled the Capitol, this could have turned out a whole lot worse," a legislative official who was not authorized to comment publicly told the site.
Jan. 6 panel agrees to turn over 20 depositions to DOJ: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol expects to turn over 20 ...
thehill.com/policy/national-security/3579819-jan-6-panel-agrees-to-turn-over-20-depositions-to-doj/
The Jan. 6 Hearings Make Trump Look Guilty. But, Does It Matter?: Despite damning evidence against the former president of the United States ...
huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-hearings-trump-looks-guilty_n_6349a4b1e4b051268c499d69
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena to Secret Service in Hunt for Text Messages: The House committee is seeking messages that an inspector general for the Department of ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/16/us/secret-service-subpoena-jan-6-committee.html
House Democrats demand Twitter respond to whistleblower allegations: House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/3615648-house-democrats-demand-twitter-respond-to-whistleblower-allegations/
Jan. 6 committee wants to reconstruct deleted Secret Service texts: The chairman of the Jan. 6 committee said the panel would try to get to the bottom of how ...
businessinsider.com/jan-6-committee-wants-to-reconstruct-deleted-secret-service-texts-2022-7
First on CNN: DHS inspector general told Jan. 6 panel he went to Mayorkas about Secret Service cooperation
cnn.com/2022/07/15/politics/homeland-security-inspector-general-deleted-text-message/
U.S. Homeland Security watchdog broke ethics rules in previous job, report says: U.S. Homeland Security Department Inspector General Joseph Cuffari ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-homeland-security-watchdog-broke-ethics-rules-previous-job-report-says-2022-08-04/
DHS watchdog halted efforts to obtain missing text messages from Secret Service, Trump officials
thehill.com/policy/national-security/3583218-dhs-watchdog-halted-efforts-to-obtain-missing-text-messages-from-secret-service-trump-officials/
House Democrats say Trump-appointed watchdog is stonewalling inquiry into Secret Service texts
axios.com/2022/08/16/democrats-dhs-inspector-general
Democrats say they have 'grave new concerns' over Secret Service texts: Top Democrats on the January 6 committee are expressing new concerns on a potential ...
businessinsider.com/bennie-thompson-democrats-concerns-probe-secret-service-texts-2022-8
“Donald Trump was at the center of this conspiracy,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the chairman of the Jan. 6 committee ... Show more
Read: Top Democrats accuse DHS inspector general's office of Secret Service texts cover-up
axios.com/2022/08/02/democrats-dhs-inspector-general-secret-service-texts
January 6 Capitol Riot Committee Subpoenas Secret Service Over Missing Texts : The agency has to hand over the missing texts by Tuesday
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DHS to regulate controversial Border Patrol teams | TheHill: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing plans to increase oversight of...
thehill.com/policy/national-security/592482-dhs-to-regulate-controversial-border-patrol-evidence-teams
Maloney, Thompson Demand DHS IG Comply With Probe Into Deleted Jan. 6 Texts: The House Democrats accused Joseph Cuffari of obstructing their committees' ...
commondreams.org/news/2022/08/16/maloney-thompson-demand-dhs-ig-comply-probe-deleted-jan-6-texts
As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: 'We have to get it right': The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, didn't realize the severity ...
startribune.com/as-jan-6-probe-begins-dem-vows-we-have-to-get-it-right/600081428/
House Democrats request documents from DHS intelligence office about Jan. 6 attack | TheHill
thehill.com/policy/national-security/539663-house-homeland-security-probes-dhs-intelligence-office-in-wake-of
House Democrats subpoena private prison operator in forced hysterectomy case | TheHill
thehill.com/latino/527642-house-democrats-subpoena-private-prison-operator-in-forced-hysterectomy-case
House panels launch probe into massive cyberattack that breached federal agencies | TheHill
thehill.com/policy/national-security/530708-house-panels-launch-probe-into-massive-cyberattack-that-breached
Bennie Thompson accuses administration of backing out of deal on threats briefing
politico.com/news/2020/07/22/thompson-national-security-threats-hearing-378718
House committee chair calls for investigation into $400 million border wall contract
washingtonpost.com/immigration/house-committee-chair-calls-for-investigation-into-400-million-border-wall-contract/2019/12/04/368e8a20-16bb-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html
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