House passes Senate bill to fund DHS

The House of Representatives has approved a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Speaker Mike Johnson reacted to the vote on Thursday.

• Apr 30

Coast Guard chief on DHS shutdown

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday spoke to CBS News' Nicole Sganga about dire conditions within the military branch during the current partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.

• Apr 30

Coast Guard operating in "crisis" as shutdown halts pay, strains missions overseas

The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.

• Apr 30

Adam Smith: U.S. "in a stuck position" with Iran

Negotiations in the war with Iran are foundering, the Strait of Hormuz is stymied and available munitions are being depleted. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins "The Takeout" to discuss where all of this is heading.

• Apr 27

Arizona sues to block proposed ICE detention facility near site with chemicals

DHS has faced opposition from cities and states where the federal government plans to open mass detention facilities.

• Apr 25

Senate adopts DHS funding measure

The Senate has adopted a $70 billion budget plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.

• Apr 23

Employee: DHS has reached "breaking point"

CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga spoke with multiple workers at the Department of Homeland Security about the toll the partial government shutdown is taking after 69 days. They say they feel forgotten.

• Apr 23

Trump to nominate David Cummins as TSA administrator

President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.

• Apr 23

"A breaking point": Inside the 68-day DHS shutdown

In a department built to respond to catastrophic threats, employees have been reduced to bartering for office supplies.

• Apr 23

Senate adopts budget resolution in effort to fund ICE

The Senate adopted a budget resolution after a six-hour "vote-a-rama," with the GOP moving forward to fund ICE without Democrats.

• Apr 23

Tillis: "Hard to tell" where U.S. is in Iran war

Wednesday marks 53 days since the U.S. launched the war with Iran. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina joins "The Takeout" to discuss the state of the conflict and more.

• Apr 22

Republican lawmakers at odds on DHS funding

Republican lawmakers are considering ways to fund agencies in the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown drags on. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

• Apr 20

Leadership shakeups at ICE, CDC and FEMA

From the Department of Homeland Security to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there's been a bit of a leadership shakeup within the Trump administration. Longtime political reporter and author Molly Ball joins "The Takeout" with analysis.

• Apr 17

Trump to nominate Cameron Hamilton to run FEMA after he was ousted last year

Cameron Hamilton was acting leader of FEMA last year and was ousted after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.

• Apr 17

Senate rejects effort to limit Trump's war powers

For the fourth time, the Senate on Wednesday failed to pass a Democrat-led war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump's ability to use further military force against Iran. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the details.

• Apr 15

DHS orders thousands of employees back to work despite shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered thousands of furloughed employees back to work, even as the agency technically remains shut down and unfunded by Congress.

• Apr 13

DHS investigates killing of gas station clerk

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been drawn into the case of a woman who was killed in a hammer attack last week at a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida, after a Haitian immigrant was taken into custody on homicide charges in connection with the attack. Nicole Valdes has the latest.

• Apr 10

Judge postpones termination of TPS for Ethiopians in U.S.

It's the latest setback for the Trump administration on the issue, which has sought to terminate the TPS designation for 13 countries as part of the president's crackdown on immigration.

• Apr 8

All DHS workers to be paid by end of week for past 6 weeks of shutdown

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said DHS employees affected by the government shutdown will be paid through the recent pay periods by the end of the week.

• Apr 7

Trump orders DHS to pay all employees despite shutdown

President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.

• Apr 3

TSA's "shoes-on" policy faces pushback

Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act." Nicole Sganga has more details.

• Apr 3

Concern U.S. may deport Iranians held by ICE back home to a warzone

Two gay Iranian men seeking asylum in the U.S. could face execution if they're deported to Iran, a move the Trump administration has not ruled out.

• Apr 2

TSA lines shorten as workers get back pay

Security lines at TSA checkpoints improved at airports across the country on Monday as TSA officers started receiving back pay following President Trump's executive order. But uncertainty lingers with Congress on recess and still no funding passed for DHS.

• Mar 31

TSA absences still high at some airports, even as workers begin to get back pay

TSA staffing shortages remain far more severe than the national average, although wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday.

• Mar 30

DHS shutdown set to stretch on with Congress on 2-week break

The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is set to stretch on after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed solution to the standoff late last week.

• Mar 30

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