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DHS Hires Ex-Labor Staffer Amid Right-Wing Rhetoric Concerns

2/11/2026

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Peyton Rollins, a former Labor Department staffer, was hired by U.S. Department of Homeland Security to run its social media.
Rollins's Labor Department posts raised concerns about white-nationalist messaging, triggering internal alarms among colleagues.
Labor Department content featured 1920s–1930s imagery with slogans like 'Restore American Greatness'.
DHS continues to face scrutiny over its social media direction.
Critics, including former employees, express discomfort with the shift toward right-wing rhetoric.

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Story summary

Peyton Rollins, a former Labor Department staffer, was hired by U.S. Department of Homeland Security to run its social media.
Rollins's Labor Department posts raised concerns about white-nationalist messaging, triggering internal alarms among colleagues.
Labor Department content featured 1920s–1930s imagery with slogans like 'Restore American Greatness'.
DHS continues to face scrutiny over its social media direction.
Critics, including former employees, express discomfort with the shift toward right-wing rhetoric.