MN Train Carrying Ethanol Derails; Lawmakers Call for Mayorkas’ Resignation at Budget Hearing

A freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Minnesota on Thursday. Officials have evacuated a nearby town.

The Department of Homeland Security is coming under scrutiny in both the House and Senate. This week lawmakers grilled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the department’s budget request, and called for his resignation.

Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed during a routine training mission in Kentucky on Wednesday. Officials confirmed nine deaths in the incident.