Nominee to Lead Homeland Security Faces Senate Panel Vote Today
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, could be closer to confirmation.
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TSA Miserably Fails to Detect Weapons at Airports, Alarming Congress
Undercover tests revealed that TSA failed to detect test weapons about 80% of the time, uncovering a slew of “vulnerabilities” at security checkpoints at multiple airports nationwide.
Senate Investigators Receive Documents Related to Clinton Probe
Senators investigating former FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail case received hundreds of memos related to the bureau’s probe of the former secretary of state and presidential candidate.
Conservative Republicans Call for Mueller’s Resignation over ‘Conflicts of Interest’
Three House Republicans introduced legislation calling on Special Counsel Robert Mueller to resign over what they called “obvious conflicts of interest.”
JFK Files Prompt Calls to Publicly Release Files on Civil Rights Killings
The long-awaited release of secret John F. Kennedy assassination files has prompted a push for the FBI to release secret or redacted files on killings during the civil rights era.
Ex-FBI Informant to Testify about Obama-Era Nuclear Bribery Scheme
The Justice Department has given the green light to a former FBI informant to testify before Congress about what he discovered in an undercover investigation about the Russian nuclear industry’s efforts to buy uranium in the U.S. during the Obama administration.
Joe Rannazzisi, the Former DEA Official and Whistleblower Who Fought the Abusive Drug Firms
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joe Rannazzisi isn’t a household name, but he’s certainly getting well known, particularly after his appearance on Sunday on CBS’ s “60 Minutes,” where he was referred to as a whistleblower who tried cracking down on drug companies. Scott Highham and Lenny Bernstein of the Washington Post write: Joe Rannazzisi is…
Opioid Crisis Accelerated by Lawmakers with ties to Drug Industry
As the nation grappled with an opioid crisis that has claimed more than 200,000 lives, a handful of Congressional members with strong ties to the nation’s major drug distributors managed to strip the DEA of one of its most effective weapons against narcotics.