Stories tagged "homelandsecurity"

Federal authorities have received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al Qaeda may have discussed targeting transit systems in or around New York City, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be restored as a separate cabinet-level arm of government.

At times the world changes so rapidly that you don't even know what is happening. The truth is that a brutal "futuristic" police state is growing up all around us, but most of us are too numb to even recognize the signs.

As the spouse of an American citizen, an immigrant from New Zealand expected little trouble getting a green card, until he was hauled to a detention center and told he was going to be deported.

In a bit political symmetry, John McCain put out a statement today, endorsing the Democratic governor of his home state of Arizona, Janet Napolitano to be Barack Obama’s head of the Department of Homeland Security.

The Justice Department is resisting an effort by the New York Police Department to get broader latitude to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has been chosen to be secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security.

Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.

Federal authorities have compromised the rights and safety of some unaccompanied illegal immigrant children they have detained, and inadequate government guidelines are partly to blame, according to a Texas-based research group.