Congress Passes Temporary Homeland Security Funding Bill To Avoid Shutdown
The battle surrounding long term funding is actually over immigration reform.
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The battle surrounding long term funding is actually over immigration reform.
The U.S. House of Representatives late Friday passed a bill extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security by one week -- just two hours before a midnight deadline.
In a statement released Friday, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton urged Congress "not to play politics.''
How would the city that is home to New Jersey's financial center react to a terror attack on its mass transit system, or a "lone wolf'' attack by individual or multiple gunmen?
U.S. authorities said there was "no credible'' evidence suggesting a mall attack was in the works after a video purported to be from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack malls in Western countries.
Parents of disabled adults say they are getting the run-around from state agencies in their fight to keep their relatives safe.
Security will be increased at various federal government buildings in Washington and other major American cities, including New York City, the Homeland Security Department announced Tuesday in what it described as a "precautionary step."
Homeland Security agents at U.S. airports and other ports of entry are beginning to observe travelers coming into the United States for potential signs of Ebola infection and handing out fact sheets about the disease.
Lawmakers say New York City's police and correction departments should not honor immigration detainers unless a federal judge has issued a warrant.
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson stepped down Wednesday, in the wake of several security breaches affecting the White House and President Barack Obama.
Carl Osborne, 37, had not earned a law enforcement badge of any type, but that didn't stop him from acting like he did, according to WCBS 880's Irene Cornell.
Key Arab allies of the United States agreed Thursday to "do their share'' to fight the Islamic State group, promising to take action to stop the flow of fighters and funding to the insurgents and possibly to join military action.
President Barack Obama says the United States will wage a military campaign that will target Islamic State fighters with airstrikes "wherever they exist."
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday was warning shoppers that hackers could be eyeing their money.
Fans arriving for the first of a three-game series between the Yankees and the Houston Astros had to pass through metal detectors at Gate 2.
The use of metal detectors at the stadium will be in addition to bag checks and have prompted the Yankees to urge their fans to get to the ballpark earlier.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security immigration employee was arrested in Hillside, New Jersey Wednesday, on charges that made false statements to bring someone else into the country from his native Ghana.
The FBI has launched an investigation, and a multi-agency response team is attempting to figure out the scope of the breach, DHS said.
Passengers headed to the United States can expect to encounter tighter security. The move comes amid the growing threat of terrorists sneaking a new type of bomb onto a flight.
President Barack Obama's words on his nightmare scenario -- nuclear weapons going off in Manhattan -- have become a dream come true for the NYPD.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was warning airlines Wednesday to be aware of new chatter about explosives placed in shoes.
Super Bowl security preparations have gotten a thumbs up from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
A series of explosions brought dozens of police officers and firefighters to a stone quarry in Putnam County Tuesday, but it wasn't a crime scene.
The drill at Liberty Middle School is designed to test the response of a dozen law enforcement agencies to a situation similar to last year's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly made the rounds on the Sunday talk shows to again defend the controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
