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StoryJan 13, 2021Read →

Former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf Says Trump Bears Responsibility for Riots in the Capitol

Former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf says President Donald Trump bears some responsibility for a mob deciding to storm the U.S. Capitol. In an interview with CNN days after stepping down from his post…

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NewsJan 11, 2021Read →

US Homeland Security Acting Secretary Stepping Down: DHS

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told his staff on Monday he was stepping down, the DHS said on Monday, the latest senior Trump administration official to resign following last week’s deadly mob attack on…

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StoryJan 7, 2021Read →

Trump Withdraws Acting DHS Secretary’s Nomination After Wolf Calls on POTUS To ‘Strongly Condemn’ the Protests

The White House has withdrawn acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s nomination to permanently lead the agency after he urged President Donald Trump to condemn the violence from Wednesday’s protests. Wolf issued…

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StorySep 12, 2020Read →

DHS Pushes Back Against House Democrats’ Call for Chad Wolf To Testify

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its rejection of House Democrats’ call for acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf to appear before a security oversight panel following the release of a whistleblower…

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NewsSep 9, 2020Read →

Ex-US Official Was Told To Halt Assessments on Russian 2020 Election Meddling Threat: Whistleblower

Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov. 3 election, according to a whistleblower complaint released on…

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NewsSep 9, 2020Read →

A Trump Security Chief Acknowledges Role of White Supremacist Extremists in US Urban Violence

President Donald Trump’s acting homeland security chief on Wednesday acknowledged that white supremacist extremists played a role in this year’s urban violence in the United States, a revision of the administration’s…

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StorySep 9, 2020Read →

Acting DHS Secretary Defends Use of Federal Agents in Portland

Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf defended his decision to deploy federal law enforcement agents into Portland Oregon amid the civil unrest. On Wednesday, Wolf held a “State of the Homeland”…

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NewsSep 4, 2020Read →

Defying Critics, US Security Chief Pushes Trump’s Law-And-Order Message

At the heart of President Donald Trump’s law-and-order election campaign is Chad Wolf, who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championing Trump’s message in stark terms, sending U.S. federal…

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StorySep 1, 2020Read →

Acting DHS Secretary Pens Letter To Portland Mayor: ‘You Have Stood by Passively’ Amid Protests

Acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf , penned a letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D), urging him to reconsider utilizing federal resources to quell riots in his city. On Monday, Wolf…

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StoryAug 30, 2020Read →

Acting DHS Secretary Claims He Did Not Know Naturalization Ceremony Would Be Shown at RNC

Members of President Donald Trump’s administration are being accused of violating the Hatch Act multiple times during the Republican National Convention (RNC) Last week, Chad Wolf — the Acting Secretary of the…

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StoryAug 26, 2020Read →

Swalwell Blasts RNC: ‘This Is Not a Political Convention. It’s a Crime Scene’

The Republican National Convention is under criticism from Democrats for the string of apparent Hatch Act violations that have appeared over the course of the convention. The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that prohibits…

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NewsAug 25, 2020Read →

Trump Says Nominating Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Wolf To Permanent Post

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, to permanently serve in the role of agency Secretary. In a post on Twitter, Trump said he was…

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NewsAug 24, 2020Read →

Top US Security Official Says He Cannot Send Law Enforcement To Polling Sites

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top homeland security official said on Sunday that his department does not have the authority to send law enforcement to polling sites during the November election despite Trump’s…

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NewsAug 14, 2020Read →

US Government Watchdog Says Top Homeland Security Appointments Were Improper

A U.S. government watchdog agency said on Friday that the appointments of two top homeland security officials in the administration of President Donald Trump were improper. The U.S. Government Accountability Office…

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NewsAug 6, 2020Read →

Homeland Security Chief Says Department Is Reviewing Complaints Excessive Force Used in Portland

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reviewing “a number” of complaints that its agents used excessive force against anti-racism protesters in Portland, Oregon, though so far no one has been disciplined, the…

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NewsJul 31, 2020Read →

US Official Orders End to Information Gathering on Journalists

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered his agency to stop collecting information on American journalists covering protests in Portland, Oregon, after a media report on the practice, a spokesman…

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StoryJul 22, 2020Read →

Trump Says He Will ‘Immediately Surge Federal Law Enforcement’ to Chicago

President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Justice will “immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago.” The announcement comes after a spike in gun violence that left 12 people dead over…

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NewsJul 19, 2020Read →

House Democrats Demand Investigation Into Use of Force at Portland Protests

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have “abused emergency authorities” in order to…

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StoryJul 1, 2020Read →

‘Answering the President’s Call’: DHS Creates Task Force to Protect Monuments, Statues

Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf is sharing the news about a new task force being created to protect monuments, statues, and memorials. In a press release on Wednesday, Wolf announced the…

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StoryFeb 18, 2020Read →

Trump Admin to Waive Rules Regarding Federal Contractors to Speed Border Wall Construction

In a bid to speed up construction of President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would waive regulations regarding procurement laws. In an interview…

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