By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not even six hours passed before politicians began injecting the terrorist attack in Paris into budget debates. CNN reports that Republicans are trying to add ammunition to their upcoming budgetary battle with Democrats by claiming President Obama’s new immigration policies hamper Homeland Security’s fight against terrorism. Republicans are expected to unveil…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Omar J. Gonzalez was armed with a knife when he managed to make it much deeper into the White House mansion than previously disclosed, the New York Times reports. The 42-year-old made it to the ceremonial East Room after overpowering a Secret Service agent inside the North Portico entrance. Gonzalez finally…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was an embarrassment and failure of the Secret Service. An Army veteran with a pocketknife scaled the White House fence and entered the executive mansion Friday. The Wall Street Journal reports that Secret Service is reviewing ways to better protect the White House. The suspect on Friday, Omar J. Gonzalez,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which normally tries to stay in the background and garner as little attention as possible, is causing an international stir. CBS News reports that a dozen Secret Service agents were sent home from Colombia before the President arrived Friday for the Summit of Americas. The New York Times…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After 29 years with the agency, U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Keith L. Prewitt is hanging it up. He’ll retire April 7. “It’s truly been an honor to work with the dedicated men and women of the Secret Service and serve as Director Sullivan’s deputy,” said Prewitt in a statement. “It’s…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Edwards may have cheated on his dying wife, but he won’t be cheated out of a criminal trial. A U.S. District Judge in North Carolina on Thursday denied a request by the two-time presidential candidate to dismiss the criminal charges against him, the Associated Press reported. Trial is set for…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Because Congress has blocked Gitmo detainees from being prosecuted in civilian court, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. said Monday that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others will stand trial in a military court in Gitmo. The announcement marked a sharp reversal of his announcement in November 2009…
