The Latest Breaking News from Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

The Department of Homeland Security paused the work of its new disinformation governance board Wednesday

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held talks Friday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a looming deadline to lift COVID-related restrictions at the U.S. southern border magnified concerns over the administration’s immigration policies and an increase in illegal border crossings.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is holding talks Friday afternoon with Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a looming deadline to lift COVID-era restrictions at the U.S. southern border has magnified concerns over the administration's immigration policies and an influx in illegal border crossings.

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The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new panel to tackle disinformation

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security may not begin phasing out its use of pandemic-related asylum restrictions before their planned end next month, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

The department suffers “a dangerous combination of broad authorities, weak safeguards, and insufficient oversight.”