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DHS Chief Plans to Launch Refined Terror Advisory System
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorism advisory system is being modified to reflect a “new phase” in the global fight against extremism, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday, the Washington Post reports. The current National Terrorism Advisory System, which was launched in 2011, has two levels – elevated throated and imminent threat. But Johnson, citing new…
Former Secret Service Agent Who Stole Bitcoins During Probe Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
A former Secret Service agent who illegally accessed the now-defunct Silk Road website and stealing bitcoin was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay $1 million for the siphoned currency.
President Obama Assures Americans That ‘Evolving’ Terrorism Threat Is Beatable
Speaking from the Oval Office for only the third time, President Obama told Americans that the U.S. is prepared to combat the “evolving” threat of terrorism.
U.S. on Pace for Record Number of Background Checks for Firearms This Year
So many Americans are buying guns that the FBI is on track for a record number of firearm background checks this year.
Justice Department to Announce Civil Rights Investigation of Chicago Police Department
After a disturbing dash cam video surfaced of a white police officer fatally shooting a black teen 16 times, the Justice Department is planning to launch an investigation into the Chicago Police Department.
Terrorism Nearly Impossible to Stop in U.S., Says House Homeland Security Chairman
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said Sunday that the U.S. cannot completely eradicate terrorism in this country, as evidenced by the attack in California last week that killed 14 people.
First Time Since 1920, New York Times Runs Editorial on Its Front Page
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The New York Times, which has long pushed for tougher restrictions on gun sales, used a major exclamation mark this time, putting a strongly worded editorial Saturday on its front page about tougher gun regulations. The paper noted that the last time it ran an editorial on the front page was…
FBI Raids Home of Man Who Provided Weapons to Couple in San Bernardino Shootings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents executed a search warrant early Saturday morning on the California home of the man who reportedly purchased some of guns for the couple who went on a shooting spree in San Bernardino, killing 14 and wounding 21. Agents raided the home of Enrique Marquez on Tomlinson Avenue in Riverside,…