Homeland Security Newswire

DHS Shutdown to Continue After House Rejects Senate Deal

Staff — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:46:26 +0000

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DHS

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Republicans in the U.S. House quashed any hopes that the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would end Friday.

The Senate’s last-minute deal early Friday to fund all DHS agencies except ICE and parts of Border Patrol hit a wall with House Republicans, who viewed it as a capitulation to Democrats.

“What the Senate just sent over to the House is so laughably bad, we’re rejecting it out of hand,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, announced. “[W]e’re not going to move this Senate bill. We’re going to move something better and send it back to the Senate.”

Gulf Leaders Didn’t Want the Iran War. They Need Trump to Win It Anyway.

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:44:01 +0000

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IRAN WAR

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Throughout four weeks of war, Iran has continued to make the United States’ Gulf partners pay a price for Operation Epic Fury and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion. The Iranians have fired thousands of missiles and dronesat their neighbors, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bearing the brunt of the assault. There is also significant damage to energy infrastructure in Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Why Hasn’t the U.S. Military Used Force to Secure the Strait of Hormuz?

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:42:03 +0000

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IRAN WAR: MARITIME DIMENSIONS

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Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively shutting down the narrow channel of water.

Maritime Dimensions of the West Asia War

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:40:08 +0000

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IRAN WAR: MARITIME DIMENSIONS

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On 22 January 2026, US President Donald Trump announced that a massive American naval armada was heading towards Iran.[1] This came after weeks of speculation regarding the US response to the Iranian government’s crackdown on protestors. Military analysts and strategic observers identified this naval build-up as a precursor to an imminent war with Iran.

Cameras Have Quietly Appeared in Thousands of U.S. Cities – Now, Their Integration with AI Is Sounding Alarms

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:38:05 +0000

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SURVEILLANCE

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For decades, cars dictated urban planning in the United States.

Few could have predicted that they would one day also double as nodes for surveillance.

In thousands of towns and cities across the U.S., automatic license plate readers have been installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps.

FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish Broadcasters Are Unconstitutional

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:36:17 +0000

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DEMOCRACY WATCH

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EFF joined other digital rights and civil liberties organizations in calling out the unconstitutionality of Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr’s recent threats to punish broadcasters for airing statements he disagrees with.

EU and U.S. Critical-Minerals Strategies: Same Goal, Different Methods

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:34:45 +0000

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CRITICAL MINERALS

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The United States and the European Union are both working to reduce their dependence on China for critical minerals, but they’re taking markedly different approaches. As both powers pursue critical-mineral independence through different means, the EU may struggle to keep up with the US’s more assertive policy. This matters to Australia as a trading partner of both those economies.

Utah Republicans See Storing Nuclear Waste as a “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity”

Guest Writer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:33:58 +0000

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NUCLEAR WASTE

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying | How to Prevent the Inevitable Collapse of the US Power Grid | Kristi Noem Is Gone. Now Mass Deportations Can Really Begin., and more

Staff — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:32:54 +0000

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OUR PICKS

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Kristi Noem Is Gone. Now Mass Deportations Can Really Begin. (Nick Miroff, The Atlantic)
DHS has a new leader and a big pot of money to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise.

Trump’s Bluff in Iran Is a ‘Disaster’ of His Own | The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise | Cracks Spread Through Putin’s Power Structure, and more

Staff — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:31:43 +0000

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WORLD ROUNDUP

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The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise (Ross Andersen, The Atlantic)
When will Chinese research pull ahead of the U.S.’s?