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![Trump Contradicts GOP Lawmakers Who Claim Mueller Is Biased, Unfair](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/38156071792_4397c09b81_z.jpg)
Trump Contradicts GOP Lawmakers Who Claim Mueller Is Biased, Unfair
President Trump contradicted some Republican lawmakers and other conservatives who have tried to discredit the special counsel investigation over the past month, saying he believes Robert Mueller will treat him “fairly.”
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Check Out ICE’s Top Photos of 2017
Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted its “Top Images of 2017,” offering an inside look into an agency responsible for combating human trafficking, illegal immigration and other crimes.
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Another Record Year for Number of Firearms Confiscated at U.S. Airports
More firearms were confiscated at U.S. airports than any previous year, exceeding a record set last year.
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Hunter Prevented from Shipping Dead Cougar in Luggage on Airplane
A hunter’s plans to send a dead cougar home in his luggage on an airplane from Las Vegas hit a snag.
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Retired DEA Official Joe Rannazzisi Named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year For 2017
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the first time since the awards were given in 2008, a former, rather than current federal law enforcement official has been named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year. Joe Rannazzisi, a retired DEA deputy assistant administrator with a law degree and a pharmacy degree, has been named Fed of the Year…
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27-Year Veteran of Border Patrol to Lead Big Bend Sector in Texas
A 27-year veteran of the Border Patrol is taking over leadership of the agency’s Big Bend Sector in Texas.
![Even Republicans Criticize Conservatives’ Hyperbolic Attacks of Trump-Russia Probe](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mueller-via-fbi-e1497516118942.jpeg)
Even Republicans Criticize Conservatives’ Hyperbolic Attacks of Trump-Russia Probe
The increasingly vicious attacks against the FBI amid the Trump-Russia investigation have gotten so hyperbolic and over the top that even Republicans are calling on members of their party to tone down the rhetoric.