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Females Shooter Pledged Allegiance to ISIS on Facebook
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The female shooter in the San Bernardino shooting rampage, Tashfeen Malik, posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Facebook, three U.S. officials familiar with the investigation told CNN. Malik’s post was made on an account with a different name, one U.S. official told CNN. A law…
Source on California Attacks: ‘This Is the First of Many’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Investigators are looking into the possibility that the wife in the husband-wife team that went on the rampage in San Bernardino, Calif., was a ring leader of a terrorist cell, and that she and her husband may have made and distributed bombs to other potential terrorists in America, a source familiar…
New York Times: Republicans Talk Tough about Terrorism, But Are Cowardly About Legislation
When it comes to passing legislation that is tough on terrorism, Republican balk.
San Bernardino Attack Prompts Calls for Tougher Immigration Enforcement
The woman who opened fire at a holiday party in San Bernardino was born in Pakistan and arrived in the United States last year on a special visa.
Video: Homeland Security Chief Attempts to Alleviate Fears of Screening Process for Refugees
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson released a video that explains the screening process for refugees in an attempt to quell fears stoked by Republicans about the screening process for refugees.
Chicago Tribune: Time Has Come for Justice Department to Investigate Chicago PD
The time has come for the Justice Department to investigation Chicago’s police department.
House Report Concludes Secret Service Is ‘in Crisis,’ Beset by Leadership Problems
A yearlong investigation into the Secret Service has found an agency “in crisis,” beset by low morale, scandals and the failure to provide adequate protection.