Posts Tagged ‘homeland security’
DHS report warns violent extremists pose threat to election workers and voting process
Domestic violent extremists will pose “the most significant physical threat to government officials, voters, and elections-related personnel and infrastructure, including polling places, ballot drop box locations, voter registration sites, campaign events, political party offices, and vote counting sites,” according to a Department of Homeland Security assessment released on Tuesday. DHS believes that extremists will be…
Read MoreTrump to resume outdoor rallies with bulletproof glass
The U.S. Secret Service is arranging for former President Donald Trump to resume outdoor campaign rallies a month after a gunman targeted him at a rally in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service plans to surround Trump’s podium with bulletproof glass, according to two federal law enforcement officials. While this measure is typically used to protect sitting…
Read MorePolice identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia
Police in northern Virginia said Wednesday they were looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said it has issued an arrest warrant for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, of no fixed address, on a burglary charge in connection with the break-in. The…
Read MoreGrok doesn’t reject prompts depicting violent and explicit content as X owner calls it ‘the most fun AI in the world!’
The latest edition of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok debuted a new image generation tool on Wednesday that lacked most of the safety guardrails that have become standard within the artificial intelligence industry. Grok’s new feature, which is currently limited to paid subscribers of X, led to a flood of bizarre, offensive AI-generated images of…
Read MoreAntisemitic flyers found on Chicago’s North Side
For the second time this year, anti-Semitic flyers were found recently on the hoods of cars in the Lincoln Park neighborhood – this time inside zip-lock bags also containing a substance that resembled rat poison. According to Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd), some of the flyers were found in bags including a “substance with the appearance…
Read MoreTexas’ Migrant Arrest Law Is Back On Hold After Briefly Taking Effect
Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect. A late-night order Tuesday from a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel temporarily…
Read MoreAn emergency alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. cellphones, TVs and radios; Here’s what to expect
Your electronic devices may alarm you on Wednesday afternoon — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States at around the same time. Most Americans with wireless cellular devices will receive…
Read MoreDHS Continues to See High Risk of Foreign and Domestic Terrorism in 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), which continues to identify a high risk of foreign and domestic terrorism in 2024. The HTA provides the public and the Department’s partners with a detailed report on the most pressing threats to the United States as part of the Biden…
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