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FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary nominee Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. Democrats begin a drive this week to muscle a half dozen of President Barrack Obama's Republican-opposed nominees through the Senate after clamping shackles on traditional minority party rights in last month's power play against the GOP. Republicans, however, still have some tools for grinding the Senate's work to an excruciatingly slow crawl. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Senate confirms Obama pick Jeh Johnson as Homeland Security secretary

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Charles Edwards, acting inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Dysfunction, disarray at Homeland Security management cited in IG’s report

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican (Associated Press)

Senator: Probe of Secret Service prostitution scandal raises doubts about IG’s independence

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano promised a complete investigation into Secret Service agents' use of prostitutes. Some of her close allies are suspected of pressuring the inspector general to report favorable findings. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Napolitano aides probed by Senate in Secret Service’s prostitution scandal

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

**FILE** Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano briefs reporters at the White House on Feb. 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

Feds claim victory on non-deportation policy, activists say it’s not enough

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano is leaving her post, and another large hole in administration leadership. (Associated Press)

Homeland Security: No one home at the top; mounting vacancies to affect immigration laws

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Rep. Michael McCaul: Right Napolitano replacement could help immigration reform

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Janet A. Napolitano leaves a mixed legacy as secretary of homeland security. Her celebrated response to weather emergencies, for example, is balanced by the unpopular addition of strict airline security measures. (Associated Press)

Janet Napolitano’s legacy at Homeland Security goes beyond immigration reform

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a suspect into custody on March 30, 2012, as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in Chula Vista, Calif. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmakers want Obama to hear out head of ICE union

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Liberals first, Americans second

By Warren L. Dean Jr. - The Washington Times

Police in tactical gear surround an apartment building while looking for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, Mass., Friday, April 19, 2013. The bombs that blew up seconds apart near the finish line of the Boston Marathon left the streets spattered with blood and glass, and gaping questions of who chose to attack and why. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Police in tactical gear surround an apartment building while looking for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, Mass., Friday, April 19,

DEAN: Liberals first, Americans second

By Warren L. Dean Jr.

** FILE ** Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2013, before the House Homeland Security Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sequester, tight budgets means DHS buying less ammunition

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

BANKS: Border security from ground level

By Leo Banks

** FILE ** Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2013, before the House Homeland Security Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama’s immigrant deportation numbers tell different stories in interior, on border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Web Test

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A road lined with vehicle barriers marking the U.S-Mexico border in New Mexico is the spartan territory for Border Patrol agents. (Associated Press)

Sequester cuts raising fears of security setback near the border

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Napolitano says border is secure, though proof is lackingNo clear measure could scuttle immigration

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, accompanied by White House press secretary Jay Carney, briefs reporters on the sequester, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House raises terror threat, warns illegals could flood borders after sequester cuts

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano testifies on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary during an immigration hearing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Napolitano: No need to bind amnesty to border security

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Members of United We Dream in the audience rose and held signs as Rep. Darrel E. Issa, California Republican, was being introduced to speak at an immigration hearing on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

GOP pushes secure borders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times