Ellen M. Gilmer

New: Kristi Noem is seeking advice on “how to fire people who don’t like us” as she moves to overhaul a DHS workforce that she complained “hasn’t been required to do much." More here: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

ICYMI last week on the return of HR 2

The GOP conference will vote to formalize Garbarino’s chairmanship in the morning. Read @ellengilmer for more details ->

New: Steering Committee backs Andrew Garbarino to lead Homeland Security Committee. Garbarino is a NY Republican who leads the committee’s cybersecurity panel. Still subject to conference vote news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Winner: Garbarino, according to members leaving meeting

The Trump administration will send additional immigration agents to New York, blaming the city’s sanctuary policies for a shooting by an undocumented migrant that left an off-duty federal customs officer seriously wounded bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Steering Committee presentations have wrapped up for contenders to lead Homeland Security Committee. Now we wait for likely a couple rounds of voting and chairman rec. Reminder of contenders: Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.) Carlos Giménez (Fla.) Michael Guest (Miss.) Clay Higgins (La.)

Democrat Says ICE Blocked Her From Meeting Detained Immigrants news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

USCIS lays out the slate of new immigration fees from the GOP reconciliation bill in new Federal Register notice public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13738.pdf… We broke down the fees here: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s top political official will testify before Congress next week as concerns mount about the Trump administration’s response to devastating floods in Texas earlier this month. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

FEMA's top political official will testify before Congress next week as concerns mount about the Trump administration's response to devastating floods in Texas earlier this month news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Nomination of Karen Evans to be DHS management under secretary has been withdrawn congress.gov/nomination/119…

Senate Republicans and White budget chief Russ Vought are openly clashing over the Trump administration’s push for a more partisan and combative approach to funding the federal government, a move that could complicate passing the annual spending bills. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Secretary Noem said TSA is also evaluating other checkpoint requirements, including liquids restrictions and laptop removal rules, though no decisions have been made bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Republicans contend they did not target older Americans and people with disabilities as a means to pay for their tax cuts and spending package, but advocates and trade groups warn the law’s $1-trillion cut to Medicaid could do just that. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Next week: HSGAC hearing on DHS nominees: Sean Plankey to lead CISA, Pedro Allende to lead S&T. Also Paul Ingrassia for Office of Special Counsel

The House GOP finally forged a path forward on its crypto bills. Now, Democrats' crypto chasm will be on display. For @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Drama at House Homeland Security Committee hearing today as Democrats made repeated motions to subpoena Kristi Noem and other officials news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Exclusive: Federal land transfer could help boost an Alaska mining project. Move is part of Trump effort to revive proposed Ambler Road effort. For BGOV subscribers: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Senate is gearing up for another vote-a-rama today — which would mark its fourth since the start of this Congress and the most in a year in decades news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Next week: Senate Judiciary will have a hearing next week on law enforcement and drones