By Michael Isikoff NBC News WASHINGTON –– Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday. The disclosure of the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It created a buzz in D.C. before the announcement. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to name Julia A. Pierson as the 23rd Director of the U.S. Secret Service and the first woman to head the agency. The following is a press release that was posted on the Secret…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama’s visit to Israel is stirring up a longstanding, sensitive issue involving Jonathan Pollard, who spied for Israel while working for U.S. Naval intelligence. Seymour D. Reich, a lawyer and former chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, writes this week in a letter to the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 28-year-old South Carolina man faces charges that he threatened the lives of several people including President Obama. Patrick Randell McIntosh Charleston, S.C. was arraigned in Atlanta U.S. District Court. “McIntosh is charged with making violent and disturbing threats online and via email to several people, including a threat to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A new biography on mobster James “Whitey” Bulger reveals some interesting tidbits about the one-time fugitive accused of killing 19 people. The Boston Globe reports that the book, “WHITEY BULGER: AMERICA’S MOST WANTED GANGSTER AND THE MANHUNT THAT BROUGHT HIM TO JUSTICE” by Globe staff writers Kevin Cullen and Shelley…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A confidential memo obtained by NBC News reveals that the Justice Department has found no legal reason to bar the U.S. government from killing American citizens who are involved with al-Qaida or its alliances. The 16-page memo, reported by NBC News, paints a clearer picture of President Obama’s legal reasoning for increasing the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Anyone watching President Obama’s second inaugural address may have seen some unsung heroes protecting the free world’s most powerful man. Four female Secret Service agents were on hand – the most at any one time, Cosmopolitan reports. “We’re pumped that the President practices the equality he preaches,” Cosmopolitan wrote. “Women are –…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In his first public comments about the downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus, President Obama said he is reserving judgment on whether the FBI handled the matter properly, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama said Wednesday that he is waiting for more information before deciding whether the FBI should have told him…
