By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post WASHINGTON — A top member of President Obama’s Secret Service detail under investigation for his conduct during a White House bomb threat probe notified the agency this week that he plans to retire, according to officials familiar with his decision. The decision by Marc Connolly came ahead of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators were combing through the debris from an Amtrak train crash Tuesday night that killed at least seven people and injured more than 200, The New York Times reports. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the probe, will “look at everything that could have led to this occurrence,” lead…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A two-year investigation into the Baltimore landfills has led to the arrests of five employees accused to taking bribes and stealing scrap metal, the Baltimore Sun reports. The workers were arrested and charged in U.S. District Court following several raids. Some are accused of taking bribes from commercial haulers in exchange…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A top FBI official is expected to take over the troubled DEA following the forced resignation of DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, the L.A. Times reports. Attorney General Loretta Lynch tapped Chuck Rosenberg, the chief of staff to FBI Director James Comey, as the acting administrator in an effort to shake up…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government wants to hire about 1,600 Border Patrol agents by Sept. 30 to fill vacancies across the country. Applications will be accepted at USAJobs until May 31. There are currently about 20,000 agents assigned across 6,000 miles of border land. Applicants must be under the age of 37 and…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Anger over President Obama’s executive actions on immigration wasn’t enough to prevent the Senate confirmation of a new deputy attorney general on Wednesday. Sally Yates, known for cracking down on crime in Georgia, was confirmed to the No. 2 position in the Justice Department with by a 84-12 vote in the…
