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Trump Proposes Cuts to TSA, Secret Service, FEMA to Pay for Border Wall
Donald Trump wants to free up money for his border wall by mulling cuts to the Coast Guard, TSA, Secret Service and FEMA.
FBI Director Meets with Local Law Enforcement at Ribbon-Cutting for New Boston Office
FBI Director James Comey met with about 40 local law enforcement leaders over lunch before participating in a ribbon-cutting to announce the opening of a new headquarters for the FBI’s Boston field office in Chelsea.
FBI Prepares to Help Determine Who Released CIA Records to WikiLeaks
The FBI is poised to take a major role in determining the identity of the person who gave a trove of CIA documents to WikiLeaks.
President Trump Has Yet to Talk to FBI about Unsubstantiated Wiretapping Claims
President Trump made several unsubstantiated claims that then-President Obama ordered surveillance at Trump Tower in New York during the election.
FBI Director Asked to Testify during House Panel’s Investigation of Trump-Russia Ties
As the House Intelligence Committee prepares for it first public hearing on the investigation into alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign team, lawmakers have asked FBI Director James Comey to testify.
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Trying to Arrange Sex with 2 Girls
A former Border Patrol agent accused of trying to arrange sexual encounters with two girls pleaded guilty Tuesday.
Sen. McCaskill Wants Probe Into Why DEA Slowed Enforcement Efforts Against Pharmaceutical Companies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to know why the DEA slowed enforcement efforts against pharmaceutical companies accused of violating laws designed to prevent pain pills from reaching the black market, the Washington Post reports. McCaskill said she had “serious concerns” about reports of an enforcement slowdown as the opioid epidemic escalated…
A Joke in Detroit’s Eastern Market That Some Might Not Find So Funny
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Ok. Sure it’s a joke. A sign posted on a fence on Winder Street in Eastern Market near downtown Detroit bears the presidential seal with the words “Future Internment Camp.” But in this era of executive orders banning travel from certain Muslim countries, and with talk of registering Muslims, the…