No. 2 Official at Homeland Security Accused of Helping Political Insiders

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The second in command at Homeland Security is accused of intervening in cases that involve connections to political insiders “in unprecedented ways,” acceding to a report by the department’s watchdog. The Office of Inspector General report said Alejandro Mayorkas created an “appearance of favoritism” while head of the U.S. Citizenship and…

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Thieves Break into Homeland Security Agents’ Cars in Detroit’s Corktown Area

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Detroit’s popular Corktown business district continues to have problems with car thefts and break-ins. The latest: Two unmarked cars belonging to federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security were broken into Wednesday night at Corktown as agents were dining at the new Batch Brewery at 1400 Porter St.,…

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Long Standoff with Republicans Ends with President Obama Signing Homeland Security Bill

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The long standoff between Republicans and President Obama ended with a fully funded Homeland Security bill that prevents a partial shutdown. The USA Today reports that the president signed the Homeland Security funding bill Wednesday after Republicans couldn’t come up with the votes to pass an alternative measure. Republicans had hoped…

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