Almost two dozen U.S. soldiers in Norway for a large-scale exercise are in quarantine isolation after possibly encountering a Norwegian service member who tested positive for the coronavirus, the Marine Corps said Friday. The U.S. soldiers are among the roughly 1,500 personnel from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy in Norway participating […]
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Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Indicted on Theft of Government Property and Scheme to Defraud the United States Government…
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a 16-count indictment against a former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a former subordinate for their alleged theft of proprietary software and confidential databases from the U.S. government as part of a scheme to defraud the U.S. government. […]
“The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack” Has Agreed to Plead Guilty for Impeding Federal Investigation…
“The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack,” the U.S. Attorney for California’s central district reports, “has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge of intending to impede a federal criminal investigation by shredding a map her son generated in connection with the attack.” Rafia […]
Mark Esper Reverses and Confirms Secret Addendum with Taliban on Violence Reduction…
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that secret addendums to the peace agreement with the Taliban signed in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 29 address violence reduction, reversing prior statements. “There are also two implementing arrangements that are not available to the public that address things such as the Taliban’s counterterrorism commitments and the withdrawal of forces,” […]
Federal Immigration Agents Swarm 3 Dozen California Sites in “Birth Tourism” Crackdown…
On Tuesday, while much of the nation was preoccupied with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, federal immigration agents swarmed three dozen sites in Southern California in a crackdown on alleged operators of so-called “birth tourism” businesses. Such businesses can charge pregnant women from foreign countries as much as $50,000 for services that include lodging, meals […]
Defense Department Linguist Charged with Espionage…
Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged today in the District of Columbia with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization that has been so designated by the Secretary of State. According to the affidavit filed in support of […]
White House Nominates Nation’s 1st African American Military Service Chief…
The White House has nominated Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next top general to lead the U.S. Air Force. The nomination, announced by the Defense Department Monday afternoon, would make him the first African American officer to serve as the top uniformed officer for any of the military branches. The Wall Street Journal […]
Justices Reject Appeal of Federal Ban on Firearm Bump Stocks…
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal of the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic firearms to fire rapidly like machine guns. The justices did not comment in declining to review a lower court-ruling that upheld the ban, which took effect nearly a year ago. President Donald Trump said that the […]
Taliban, Blamed for Kidnappings, Say They Will Attack Afghans Despite U.S. Peace Deal…
The Taliban said they will resume attacks against Afghan government forces, just two days after signing a deal with the United States meant to end the war in Afghanistan. The group also kidnapped dozens of civilians in a province southwest of Kabul over the weekend, Afghan government officials said Monday. The hostilities resumed after the […]
U.S., TALIBAN SIGN DEAL AIMED AT ENDING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN…
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan. The signing could help President Donald Trump fulfill a key campaign promise to extract America from its “endless wars.” Under the agreement, the United States will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments […]
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Facial Recognition App Used by More Than 600 Law Enforcement Agencies Suffers Significant Data Breach…
A new facial recognition company, which claims to be used by over 600 law enforcement agencies, has suffered a data breach, according to the company. Clearview AI confirmed with Fox News that its entire client list was stolen in the breach. According to the company, someone gained access to a list of all of Clearview’s […]
POMPEO TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN…
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is soon traveling to sign a historic peace deal with the Taliban, President Donald Trump said in a statement Friday. Defense secretary Mark Esper will be signing a joint declaration affirming the administration’s partnership with the Afghan government in concert with the Taliban peace deal. The president described the ceremonies […]
Trump Administration Launches New Unit to Strip U.S. Citizenship from Foreign-Born Terrorists, Criminals…
The Trump administration is establishing a new section within the Justice Department to deal with the process of removing citizenship from foreign-born individuals who fraudulently obtained citizenship by failing to disclose past convictions for serious crimes — including terrorism and war crimes. The section, which will be within the DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation, will […]
Appeals Court: Trump Can Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities…
A federal appellate court on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s administration can, in fact, withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions that insist on shielding criminal illegal aliens from arrest and deportation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the Trump administration has the authority to withhold federal grant money from sanctuary […]
Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists…
Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today in U.S District Court in Seattle with a conspiracy to threaten and intimidate journalists and activists, the Department of Justice announced. Today’s arrests and searches by the FBI and local law enforcement are being coordinated by the Department of Justice’s National […]
Wolfe 2.0 With Different Ending – Defense Intel Agency Employee Pleads Guilty: Leaking to Journalist Girlfriend…
In 2017 SSCI Security Director James Wolfe was caught leaking Top Secret Classified information, the Page FISA application, to his journalist girlfriend. In late 2018 the SSCI intelligence breech was covered-up by DAG Rod Rosenstein and DC Attorney Jessie Liu. In 2019 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employee, Henry Kyle Frese, was caught leaking Top Secret […]
82nd Airborne Soldiers Return Home from Sudden Middle East Deployment…
Nearly two months after a U.S. Army rapid-response force was activated amid tensions with Iran, instantly deploying 3,000 soldiers to the Middle East, some are returning home. By the end of the weekend, nearly 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force are slated to have returned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On […]
U.S. Must Stop China’s Takeover of UN Intellectual Property Agency WIPO…
Alarm is growing in Washington and other Western capitals about the prospect of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) taking control of the United Nations agency that oversees the international patent system, a development that experts say would have catastrophic economic and national security implications. The threat of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and […]
U.S., Taliban Announce Peace Deal to Be Signed Next Week…
The United States and the Taliban reached an understanding in recent weeks on a reduction of violence in Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday, and plan to sign a peace agreement on Feb. 29. U.S. negotiators and Taliban representatives have been meeting in Doha, Qatar, to try to hammer out a deal that would see […]
Arrest of Harvard Professor Puts Chinese Economic Espionage in Spotlight…
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is investigating China-related cases of economic espionage across the country as a growing list of prosecutions against academics and researchers makes the headlines. The Bureau reports that the Chinese regime is using “non-traditional collectors,” such as professors, researchers, and front companies—as opposed to traditional undercover spies—to acquire sensitive technology…
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