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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 14, 2026.
Padilla and Schumer say the 'Unlawful Voter Initiative' could amount to thousands of state-law violations and has already created federal law enforcement records against naturalized Americans. They gave Secretary Mullin until Sept. 21 to answer.
Homeland Security says the agency has now topped its own arrest record three consecutive months. An independent data project puts July's number several hundred lower than the government does.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin closed out 'Operation Rotten Apple' with a New York City news conference aimed squarely at Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul.
WatchThe July total beat June's record of roughly 43,000, with about 1,500 people entering custody every day. Roughly 68,000 people are currently being held across the detention network.
WatchHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has refused to explain how his department matched Social Security numbers to voter files that do not contain them. California, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania say they still have no idea where the number came from.
The new DHS chief vows a different approach to immigration enforcement, but questions remain about how much change is realistic given existing agency structure.
Oklahoma Republican takes helm of DHS as 100,000 employees work without pay during unprecedented agency crisis.
The Oklahoma Republican and former MMA fighter was confirmed on party lines with two Democratic defections, inheriting a department in crisis: TSA workers remain unpaid and airport security lines have stretched for hours.
The Oklahoma senator's stormy confirmation hearing featured Republican chair Rand Paul confronting him over violent rhetoric, Democratic grilling over immigration enforcement, and a pivotal crossover vote from Democrat John Fetterman that sent the nomination to the full Senate.
The Oklahoma senator survived a blistering confirmation hearing in which Republican chairman Rand Paul voted against him, with Democrat John Fetterman providing the one-vote margin that sends the nomination to the full Senate.