Posts Tagged ‘homeland security’
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy…
Read MoreParents of MacDill explosive device suspects taken into ICE custody
The parents of the suspect accused of planting an explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials confirmed on Friday. A package containing “possible energetic materials” was found outside the MacDill Air Force Base visitors center at the Dale Mabry gate on March 16. Agents determined…
Read MoreMarkwayne Mullin Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary on Monday, installing a Trump loyalist to head the agency responsible for carrying out immigration enforcement at a time when it is reeling from dimming public opinion. Mr. Mullin, 48, was confirmed in a 54-to-45 vote. Nearly all Republicans and two Democrats voted in support of…
Read MoreTop US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war and threats confronting the homeland
Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the war in Iran, including a deadly strike on a school, as well as the FBI’s capacity to prevent terror attacks inside the United States. The annual worldwide threats hearings involving the government’s senior-most intelligence officials are…
Read MoreDrone pilot charged in Maryland after YouTube video of ‘second Pentagon’
A man was federally charged in Maryland last week after posting drone footage on YouTube of a flight over part of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a military installation buried in the Catoctin Mountains sometimes described as a “second Pentagon.” The drone pilot, Stuart Dale Bennett, was identified by FBI agents after a U.S. military…
Read MoreDHS 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…
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