WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Civilizational Action fellow Kristen Ziccarelli: * * * Defend the West: European Civilizational Renewal Agenda Overview, Purpose, and Scope Americans have a direct interest in the fate of Europe by a civilizational bond and culture, grounded in history, heritage, language, and a shared responsibility to defend Western civilization. Unfortunately, the friendly sentimentality that typically undergirds the transatlantic bonds is no long more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen Demand Answers From DHS on Aurora Detention Facility Shooting * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Brittany Pettersen in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers following last month's shooting by a GEO Group employee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for certain H-1B and L-1 Visas. The regulatory changes correct DHS's interpretation of statutory language to require that covered employers submit the 9-11 Biometric Fee for all extension of status petitions, regardless of whether the related fraud prevention and detection fee applies, whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making non-substantive technical revisions to its immigration bond regulation to remove form numbers and legacy job titles from its provisions. It also makes other non-substantive revisions to this regulation to improve the clarity of the CFR. This action is editorial in nature and does not impose any new regulatory requirements on affected parties. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Legal Authority The Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, sect more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, with 110 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, We urge you to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. There is no humane way to imprison a child and their family. It is nothing more than  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Leadership Conference Condemns Senate Confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General * Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General of the United States: "Today, the Senate handed the Justice Department to a man who does not believe it belongs to the Ame more PR