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U.S House Approves Spending Increase in Homeland Security’s Budget, But Veto Looms
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While many federal agencies are getting the budget ax, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a nearly $1 billion increase in the Department of Homeland Security’s $39 billion budget, Reuters reports. The Republican-controlled chamber voted predominately along party lines, 245-182. But the budget plan faces a possible veto from President Obama…
Fox2: Off-Duty FBI Agent Almost Shoots Detroit Cop in ‘Lame Brain’ Incident
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Here’s a story that’s very bizarre and dangerous. Fox2’s Charlie LeDuff reports that an off-duty FBI agent almost shot a Detroit cop on Wednesday at a gas station in Detroit in the Corktown area during a “lame brain” incident. He reports that the Detroit Police Department was simulating…
Homeland Security Agent Hit by Car, Shoots Fleeing Driver
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security special agent assisting in a multi-agency narcotics operation in Washington state was hit by a car and then shot the fleeing driver, The News Tribune reports. The suspect’s condition was unknown at the time, but the agent suffered a minor injury and is expected to fully recover, The News…
FBI Investigates California State Senator over Water Board Contract That Helped Brother
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI investigation of a California state senator involves legislation he introduced for a water district that his brother was hired to oversee, the Associated Press reports. Two people told the AP they were questioned by the FBI about Sen. Ron Calderon’s water board legislation and its connections with his brother, Tom…
FBI Used Fake Underground Newspapers to Neutralize Anti-War Sentiments in ’60s, ’70s
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI produced fake newspapers in the 1960s and ’70s to combat anti-war sentiment, the Austin Chronicle reports. The newspapers, which were recently discovered in a cache of declassified documents, included a campus newspaper at Indiana University Bloomington, called the Rational Observer. “[They are] one of the ‘smoking guns’ that activists who…
FBI Begins to Track Hate Crimes Against Followers of the Sikh Religion
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI will begin tracking crimes against Sikhs as part of its reporting system, the Associated Press reports. The decision follows recent attacks on followers of the Sikh religion, including the shooting deaths of six worshippers in Wisconsin in August. Followers of the religion have been pressing the FBI to include Sikhs…
Members of Congress Mixed on Response to Russia’s Claims That FBI Dropped Ball in Boston Bombing Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Members of Congress who travelled to Russia to investigate whether the FBI could have prevented the Boston Marathon bombings have mixed feelings about the bureau’s response, The Hill reports. Russian security officials told the lawmakers that the FBI never responded to a letter warning about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the bombing suspects….
FBI Raids Offices of California State Senator, Latino Caucus in Mysterious Probe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A California state senator and the Legislature’s Latino caucus appear to be the target of an FBI investigation, the Huffington Post reports. An FBI spokeswoman confirmed warrants were served Tuesday at 3 p.m. About six agents removed a half-dozen boxes and what appeared to be computer equipment, the Huffington Post wrote. Ron…