By Kate Pavlich The Hill The much-anticipated White House summit on combating generic extremism is over, and outside of a handful of feel-good statements and speeches, little was accomplished. A number of activists from various organizations were present for discussion, but one person was noticeably absent from the summit: FBI Director James Comey. The FBI…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Enhancements at a San Diego park have caused an unusual rift between the Border Patrol union and city park officials. NBC San Diego reports that wooden bollards were placed around the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park in 2013 to prevent cars from driving into the park. But those roadblocks are now impeding…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The major hacking of Sony Pictures drew remarkably little consultation or collaboration between Sony and the FBI despite the high-profile attack, Fortune reports. As agents and company executives scurried to respond to the attack, they did so internally. The FBI, for example, withheld information and didn’t advise Sony on how to…
By Bloomberg View Editorial Now that they’re back in Washington after a weeklong break, Senate Republicans should make their first order of business something they’ve been wanting to do for a long time anyway: saying goodbye to their least favorite member of President Barack Obama’s cabinet, Attorney General Eric Holder. The problem is that giving…
