GOP Homeland Security chair: Drone bill a top priority in next Congress 

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said a bill empowering local authorities to take down drones is a “number one” priority in the next Congress.

In an interview on Friday that he shared Monday, Green said federal agencies were not being transparent on the issue of drones, criticism that follows a high-profile series of drone sightings over New Jersey before the holidays.

“I will tell you that from our standpoint in Congress, passing my...