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Authorities Still Have No Clear-Cut Motive in Las Vegas Shooting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s certainly not for lack of trying. After a detailed investigation, the FBI and local Las Vegas authorities are still unclear what motivated Stephen Paddock to open fire on the concert in Las Vegas. “There’s a lot of effort being put into unraveling this horrific act,” FBI Director Christopher Wray told…
FBI Director Doesn’t Want New Barriers Placed On NSA Surveillance Program
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The constant battle over privacy and the need to access information for national security is playing out in Washington. Devlin Barrett of the Washington Post reports: FBI Director Christopher A. Wray warned Friday that changing the rules of a soon-to-expire surveillance program could create new barriers to preventing terrorist attacks, similar…
Retired FBI Official Kevin Kendrick: ‘Taking a Knee or Locking Arms During the National Anthem is Their Way of Saying Freedom Isn’t Being Afforded to Everyone’
The writer, a native Detroiter, graduated from Cass Tech and Wayne State University. He was as assistant special FBI agent in charge of the Detroit field office from 1999-2002 and retired in 2006 as head of the Charlotte Division in North Carolina. He recently moved from Michigan to North Carolina. By Kevin Kendrick What does…
Trump Picks Top White House Aide to run Homeland Security
The White House announced Wednesday that President Trump plans to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, a top White House aide, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump’s Lawyers: President Wants To Interview with Special Counsel Mueller
Donald Trump’s lawyers say the president is willing to sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russia’s role in the presidential election.
Austin Man Who Threatened to Kill Obama Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
A 21-year-old Austin man who threatened to kill President Obama and a U.S. attorney and blow up federal buildings was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison.
Dems Urge Secret Service to Cough Up Details of Pence’s Football Trip
Calling Vice President Mike Pence’s early departure from an NFL game on Sunday a political stunt, two top Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are urging the Secret Service to disclose the cost of the trip in Indianapolis.