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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Homeland Security hearing titled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2025. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security is seeking an emergency demolition of historic buildings in the nation’s capital.
The Washington Post first reported this development, citing documents it had obtained. The DHS verified the authenticity of a memo in response to a request from The Epoch Times.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.