By Tim Burger Vice WASHINGTON –– On the eve of the deadline to pass spending legislation that will avoid another government shutdown debacle, Congress appears poised to send a bill to President Obama that would ban the Department of Justice from meddling with state medical marijuana laws. Tucked at the bottom of page 213 of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The hacking attack on Sony Pictures was so sophisticated and unprecedented that most governments and companies could not have defended against it, Variety reports. An FBI official gave an alarming assessment of the attack to a Senate Committee on Wednesday. “The malware that was used would have slipped, probably would have…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has given the Justice Department until Tuesday to decide whether to subpoena New York Times reporter James Risen to testify against a CIA operative who allegedly leaked classified information to the journalist, the Huffington Post reports. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema issued the order Tuesday. Former CIA…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old man following an argument last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday, CBSLA.com reports. John Richard Demery, 40, is charged in the killing of Adam Thomas in an early morning dispute. Demery was off-duty at the time. Prosecutors said the confrontation may have…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents aren’t just worried about illegal immigrants and terrorists entering the U.S. Fox News reports that CBP agriculture specialists intercepted invasive insects coming from in on container ships. “Keeping these insect pests out of the United States is of grave concern for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and our…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A drug smuggler mauled by a Border Patrol dog while trying to bring drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border is suing the federal government, The Week reports. Jose Manual Marino-Najera, 31, said he crossed the border into Arizona and fell asleep under a tree when the dog mauled him. The lawsuit claims…
