World News
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed the FAA ground stop, saying as of right now, there is no reason to believe this was a threat to the US.
Homeland Security Investigations estimates that it has sent out more administrative subpoenas since January 2025 than it did in more than six and a half years between 2016 and mid-August 2022.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with GOP strategist and former DHS official Tricia McLaughlin about the future of the Republican Party
Politics & Governance
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin raised the prospect of a post-election investigation into the midterm results, saying his department would examine whether any noncitizens voted. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
A DHS leak exposes records on 41,000 ICE, CBP and other staff. DHS filed a takedown notice, and Bluesky is blocking links to it.
Technology
On Wednesday, the nonprofit DDoSecrets published a database of more than 41,000 employee records stolen from the DHS. Bluesky, which has strict policies against sharing someone’s personal information, tells Wired that it’s blocking links to the archive because they contain people’s email addresses and phone numbers “shared without their authorization.” [Link: Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records | https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-blocks-links-to-major-leak-of-dhs-data/ | WIRED]
Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.
The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security.
World News
The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.
Technology
The names, job titles, phone numbers, and emails of thousands of ICE, CBP, and other DHS employees were compromised in a massive hack.
World News
Trump's former campaign manager is reportedly being investigated for allegedly using his role at the Department of Homeland for financial gain.
World News
Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, including the role of Corey Lewandowski who worked as de facto chief of staff to former Secretary Kristi Noem, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.
World News
The Pentagon’s Active Denial System shoots energy beam that causes ‘sensation of intense heat on surface of skin’
National (Nepal)
The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.