About 58% of federally licensed firearms dealers have not been inspected by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the past five years.
In its 2014 budget proposal, DHS is considering collecting a crossing fee for both pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the Canadian and Mexican borders to cover increasing security costs.
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because of government spending cuts.
Boston Marathon organizers say two bombs went off near the finish line of the race, killing three and injuring at least 170 people, according to the latest reports.