Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $70,000,000 in grants for a 'securing communities against hate crimes' program to fund cameras, alarms, training and cybersecurity at nearly 300 organizations; she said the state will also surge police presence during the high-holiday period.

European Commission approves latest aid tranche covering air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars on Ukraine Independence Day

THE NORTHERN FRACTURE: CANADA OFFICIALLY CUTS SECURITYFUNDING TO WASHINGTON. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🚨 JUST IN: Canadian leadership just dropped a massive geopolitical bombshell. Mark Carney took the stage and officia...

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett have testified before Congress, highlighting a significant increase in threats against the judiciary following the leak of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Justice Kagan noted that threats against the Supreme Court surged after the draft opinion was released, with incidents continuing to escalate. Justice Barrett shared a personal account of her security detail providing her with a bulletproof vest during heightened threats, revealing the emotional challenge of explaining such measures to her children. This congressional testimony marks the first time justices have appeared before Congress since 2019, underscoring the severity of security concerns. The hearing reflects broader tensions surrounding judicial independence and public safety in the wake of political polarization. Both justices requested additional funding to enhance security protocols, emphasizing the need for robust protection mechanisms amid ongoing threats. Their testimony also highlights the personal toll of these security measures on family life, adding a human dimension to the institutional crisis. The situation underscores the intersection of law, politics, and public safety in contemporary American governance.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blamed House Republicans for stalling a bipartisan Department of Homeland Securityfunding bill, arguing the impa...

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has concluded its fifth hearing block in Melbourne, focusing on police-community security partnerships and funding challenges. Evidence revealed systemic issues with recording antisemitic incidents, including an unlogged abusive phone call to a synagogue where the congregation was insulted with racist terms. Victoria Police faced scrutiny over data collection practices, with no incident fact sheet logged for the call despite automatic scanning systems. Jewish leaders called for full government funding of community security, as rising costs strain families, schools, and places of worship. Security levies at Jewish schools have surged by 230% since 2022, with some parents volunteering alongside armed guards. The commission also examined preparations for future hearings into the Bondi terror attack, where a former intelligence source claimed to have warned authorities years in advance. Vulnerable synagogues and organisations faced funding barriers due to co-contribution requirements, while survivors of the attack were granted anonymity to protect their safety. The inquiry highlighted the social impacts of antisemitism, including exclusion from social groups and trauma from attacks like the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing.

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators emerged from a briefing with federal law enforcement officials Tuesday saying they’ll likely boost funding on safety and security for members and their families in an upcoming government funding bill. The hour-long briefing by U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate sergeant-at-arms followed the weekend assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her […]

Arizona Secretary of State Fontes requests $13.5 million for election cybersecurity after a thwarted cyberattack.

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said it would cut terrorism prevention funding for New York City, according to a grant notice posted days after a gunman killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper. The Federal Emergency Management Agency stated in a grant notice posted on Friday that New York City would receive $64 million less this year from its urban area security fund. The amount was listed in a single line of an 80-page FEMA notice on the grant program. Congress created the program to help cities prevent terrorist attacks. “It makes absolutely no sense, and no justification has been given to cut NY’s allocation given the rise in the threat environment,” a spokesperson for the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services said in a statement on Monday afternoon. Manhattan has been the site of two attacks on high-profile corporate executives in the last year. The most recent attack came from a gunman armed with an assault-style rifle in late July. He killed four people inside an office building that houses the headquarters of the NFL and several major financial firms. Governor Kathy Hochul highlighted the attack in her late July letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, asking why the Trump administration had not announced the amounts each city would receive from the program this year. FEMA is part of DHS. Noem’s office did not respond to two messages from Reuters asking why the federal government cut New York’s funding. The agency uses “an analysis of relative risk of terrorism” to decide how much money cities will receive, according to the grant notice posted on Friday. The agency may change the amounts later, according to the notice. In 2023, the agency considered city visitor counts, population density, and proximity to international borders, among other factors, to determine the totals, according to a report signed by then-FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The New York City Police Department has used the funding in the past to pay for the Domain Awareness System, a network of cameras, license plate readers, and detection devices, according to a 2016 statement from former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office.

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary asked lawmakers to increase security funding on Wednesday, as the court system grapples with a rising number of threats against judges who have blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda. U.S. Circuit Judge Amy St. Eve told a U.S. House of Representatives panel that increasing security spending to $892 million, up 19% from the current fiscal year, would enable the court system to respond to rising threats directed at judges and to ensure their safety and that of their families. Tensions are high between the administration of Republican President Donald Trump and the judiciary, whose members have been targeted by a barrage of threats after blocking parts of Trump’s immigration and cost-cutting agenda. Judge Robert Conrad, who heads the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the judiciary’s administrative arm, told lawmakers that threats of reprisals and retribution erode the rule of law. "The independence of the judicial branch is jeopardized when judges are threatened with harm or impeachment on the basis of their rulings," he said. "Our constitutional system depends on judges who are sworn to administer justice without respect to persons." Trump and his allies have called judges who have ruled against his administration "crooked," "conflicted" and "rogue," with the White House arguing they are intruding on his authority. Conservative lawmakers in the Republican-led House have even moved to impeach some of the judges. A Reuters investigation this month identified at least 11 federal judges whose families have faced threats of violence or harassment after they ruled against the Trump administration. Pizzas have also been sent anonymously to the homes of several judges and their relatives, which authorities view as a form of intimidation. Testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, St. Eve and Conrad, who were both appointed by Republican presidents, urged lawmakers to increase spending on the judiciary by 9.3% in the 2026 fiscal year to $9.4 billion, even as Republicans in Congress look to slash spending on the government. St. Eve, an appellate judge who chairs the U.S. Judicial Conference, the budget committee for the judiciary’s policymaking arm, said the $892 million security increase included in the budget request was warranted to address projects the courts deferred following two consecutive years of flat funding. She said an increased security budget would help pay for court security officers, screening and other security equipment at courthouses, and a program that 77% of active judges are enrolled in that helps them scrub their home addresses and other personal information from the internet. While committee members from both parties said they understood the need to ensure judges’ security, Representative Michael Cloud, a Republican from Texas, called it dangerous for Conrad to discuss calls to impeach judges in combination with the need to protect them from harmful threats. He said he was disappointed with Chief U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts’ decision in March to publicly rebuke Trump for calling for the impeachment of one judge and said district court judges who restricted Trump’s executive authority were going "well beyond" the Constitution. "Impeachment is a constitutional role to hold the judiciary accountable," Cloud said. Conrad told Cloud that when individuals disagree with judges’ decisions, "our tradition of justice has been to challenge those rulings, to appeal them, and to get the ruling that you think as a litigant you’re entitled to."

President Donald Trump toured reporters through the construction site of a new White House ballroom as congressional resistance intensified over

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — The Trump administration has sought nearly $1bn in taxpayer funds to complete the ballroom project, citing security.

via US news | The Guardian — Senate parliamentarian ruled a proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for the White House failed to meet procedural rules. Key US politics stories from Sunday 17 May 2026 at a glance A US Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for Donald Trump’s planned $400m White House ballroom from a massive spending package, Democratic lawmakers said, imperilling Republican efforts to devote taxpayer money to the contentious project. The decision by the Senate’s parliame