NYTIMES (David A. Fahrenthold) - Democratic Senators Ask Homeland Security for Details About Idled Planes
The request follows a New York Times story, which revealed that Homeland Security had spent $464 million on used jets that rarely fly.
NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo) - Homeland Security Expands Deportation Fleet With High-End Jets
The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, according to documents and interviews.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - How the ice finally broke under Kristi Noem
President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after he consulted allies and advisers — all of whom told him it was time for her to go, sources tell Axios. - "She burnt up a ton of goodwill," an adviser who spoke with Trump told Axios. "It was everywhere. It was everything." Why it matters: Trump's firing of Noem was the biggest personnel shake-up of his second term. It showed the backlash against her was so great that Trump was willing to dismiss the nation's domestic security chief as he's launching a war abroad. Driving the news: The ice under Noem was getting thinner and thinner even before this week, when she made two humiliating appearances before House and Senate committees. - During those public…
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's plan to use border funds for an almost $300 million luxury jet fleet has horrified top Trump officials, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Until last year, DHS owned zero luxury jets. Soon it could have three. - "This is the world's worst deal to buy an aircraft," a senior administration official told Axios when granted anonymity to discuss internal matters. - "This is an abuse," the official said, calling it a misuse of federal money. - Russ Vought, who runs the Office of Management and Budget, raised concerns about the luxury jet spending to the White House, sources told Axios. (OMB declined to comment). The big picture: Noem purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets in October. A third…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jeff Arnold) - Noem's luxury jet saving Americans 'tens of millions' of dollars: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security upgraded its aircraft options used for cabinet-level travel and migrant deportations
WASHINGTONPOST (Victoria Craw) - Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff
The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump expands trade war with Canada by threatening 50% tariffs on aircrafts sold in US
Trump said the new 50% tariffs were in response to Canada's refusal to certify jets from the U.S.-based Gulfstream Aerospace, and that he would decertify all Canadian aircraft, including planes from its largest aircraft maker: Bombardier.