House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson has asked the Defense Department's inspector general to investigate a border wall contract awarded this week to a construction company favored by President Donald Trump.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan will now testify Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on global terrorism, the committee and the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan informed the House Homeland Security Committee on Friday that he won't testify at a scheduled hearing next week, despite being issued a subpoena.
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is calling for the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to investigate Customs and Border Protection leadership after Facebook groups associated with the agency were found to contain vulgar and offensive posts.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before a House panel March 6, Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson announced Monday, following days of back-and-forth between the Trump Cabinet member and House Democrats.
A tense fight between House Democrats and President Donald Trump's administration over Cabinet officials resisting testifying on Capitol Hill escalated Wednesday when the House Homeland Security chairman warned he would not hesitate to issue a subpoena for Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to appear before his panel.
The Democratic chairman heading the House Homeland Security Committee slammed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Tuesday, saying she declined to appear at a hearing next month.
Two black congressmen say they will not attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday because President Donald Trump is set to attend.
