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Kirstjen Nielsen
DHS Wraps Up 2 Years During Which It Was Unclear Who Was Actually, Legally In Charge Prime Badge
By Matt Shuham
02.02.21 | 5:48 pm
Who Runs The Department Of Homeland Security? Thanks To The Trump Administration, It’s Unclear.
The Trump administration has used legally questionable loopholes to appoint acting leaders of DHS, skirting the Senate nomination process at an unprecedented level.
By Justin Vail
11.20.19 | 6:00 am
After GOP Warnings, Trump Skips Hardliners And Makes Nielsen Deputy Acting DHS Leader
By Matt Shuham
11.02.19 | 11:52 am
Before Ouster, Nielsen Blocked Trump Plan For Mass Immigrant Family Arrests
By Nicole LaFond
05.14.19 | 9:02 am
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6:Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee at the Cannon House Office Building at a hearing entitled, “The Way Forward on Border Security” on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Washington, DC. Democrats, now in control of the House, have stepped up congressional oversight of the Trump administration, and border security remains one of the bitterest policy fights between Democrats and the Republican administration.(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6:Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee at the Cannon House Office Building at a hearing entitled, “The Way Forward on Border Security” on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Washington, DC. Democrats, now in control of the House, have stepped up congressional oversight of the Trump administration, and border security remains one of the bitterest policy fights between Democrats and the Republican administration.(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
House Committees Demand Docs From DHS Related To Spate Of Firings
By Kate Riga
04.25.19 | 2:42 pm
on January 3, 2019 in Washington, DC. on January 3, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Mulvaney Warned Nielsen Not To Bring Up Russia’s Election Interference To Trump
By Kate Riga
04.24.19 | 9:03 am
This Week: The Real Problem With Trump’s DHS Purge Prime Badge
By Matt Shuham
04.11.19 | 5:41 pm
on June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. on June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Trump Increasingly Erratic On Immigration Over Past Two Weeks
By Kate Riga
04.10.19 | 9:13 am
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House, on March 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Bech, Fla. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House, on March 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Bech, Fla. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
Nielsen’s Deputy Resigns, Clears Way For Trump’s Preferred Choice
By Kate Riga
04.10.19 | 8:54 am
Dem Chairman Says Trump Violating Law Of Succession With Nielsen Replacement
By Kate Riga
04.09.19 | 8:32 am
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