President Trump defended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem amid nationwide immigration protests, praising her leadership while accusing Democrats and “radical left" activists of targeting her.

President Donald Trump's endorsement of a Senate spending deal will likely pave the way to its passage and avert another lengthy government shutdown.

It was almost 10 p.m. when President Donald Trump finally spoke up. For nearly a week, he hadn’t said a word about his Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem. In Washington, that kind of silence usually implies you’re on your own.

Trump oversaw the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with a deal reached after 43 days.

Democrats want changes to how federal immigration agents operate before agreeing to DHS funding. President Trump says his MAGA base hasn't softened on his immigration crackdown.

President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, N.Y., reached a bipartisan government funding agreement to advance a behemoth funding package without the DHS spending bill.

Noem's actions as homeland security secretary have been under fire following recent incidents with federal immigration agents

The last-minute deal was struck the same day that the Senate failed to advance a spending package that included funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

“I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,” John Mitnick said.

The US government stumbled into a partial shutdown Saturday while waiting for the House to approve a funding deal President Donald Trump worked out with Democrats following a national uproar over Border Patrol agents’ killing of a US citizen in Minneapolis.