Biden to Nominate Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as First Latino to Lead DHS
Mayorkas would also be the first immigrant in the role and served as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Keep Reading
The Evolution of Terror: 6 Critical Threats 19 Years After 9/11
There are some familiar faces as well as new threats keeping counter-extremism on its toes. Keep Reading
Conspiracy Theory Extremism: When Viral Claims Turn Dangerous
If Wayfair was brick-and-mortar, the conspiracy theory could put the retailer at the same risk as Comet Ping Pong. Keep Reading
Biden Campaign Hires Chris DeRusha to Thwart Hackers
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has hired a veteran cybersecurity expert to oversee its defense against hackers during a general election expected to attract significant interest from foreign adversaries. Keep Reading
Man Who Sent Bombs to Trump’s Foes Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
"Though thankfully no one was hurt by his actions, Sayoc’s domestic terrorism challenged our nation’s cherished tradition of peaceful political discourse." Keep Reading
From ‘Concept of Collusion’ to Obstruction Questions: Highlights from the Mueller Report
"Efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful... because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders." Keep Reading
Celebrating Valentine’s ‘Bigly’: Trump Makes Valentine’s Day Great Again
Card makers and novelty shops took advantage of President Trump’s flamboyant nature to “trump” their competition for your Valentine dollars. Keep Reading
Comey Chastises Lawmakers for Not Standing Up for FBI as Trump Attacks Bureau
"Somebody has to speak up for the FBI and the rule of law, and I hope there’s a whole lot more somebodies out there than just me." Keep Reading
Four Americans Sparked Russia Election Investigation, Comey Tells Congress
"Anybody that thinks we were on team Clinton, trying to cut her a break, is smoking something," former director says in defense of FBI. Keep Reading
No Domestic Terror Charge? Lack of Law Reflects ‘Considerable Ambiguity,’ Says DOJ Official
DOJ "does its level-best to bring charges whenever it can to combat what really is domestic terrorism in a sense that its acts intended to coerce or intimidate the civilian population." Keep Reading
Accused Mail Bomber Sayoc Faces Potential Life Sentence on WMD Indictment
The 16 IEDs had similar features, including approximately six inches of PVC pipe packed with explosive material, a small clock, and wiring. Some of the IEDs also contained shards of glass. Keep Reading
Mail Bomb Suspect Captured; Wray Warns More IEDs May Be in Transit
"These are not hoax devices," says FBI director, noting Cesar Sayoc's fingerprint was lifted from one of the pipe bombs sent to Rep. Maxine Waters. Keep Reading
FBI Warns More Packages with ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ May be Found After 10 Discovered
“This investigation is of the highest priority for the FBI," says Wray. "Do not hesitate to call; no piece of information is too small to help us in this investigation.” Keep Reading
Secret Service Intercepts Suspicious Devices Mailed to Obama, Hillary Clinton
Both packages were intercepted prior to being delivered to their intended location. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them. Keep Reading
ODNI Coats Stands up for Intelligence Community After President Doubts Assessment at Summit
Trump later says he misspoke one word while assessing blame for Russia's 2016 campaign influence operation, hacking and phishing. Keep Reading
Russia Allegedly Used Open Source Tools for 2016 Election Hack
"X-Tunnel” is publicly available as device “cleaning” and optimization software CCleaner, which they allegedly used to “delete traces of their presence on the DCCC network.” Keep Reading
12 Russians Indicted in Mueller Probe for Hacking Ops Against DNC, DCCC, Clinton Campaign
Members of Unit 74455 also conspired to hack into the computers of state boards of elections, secretaries of state, and U.S. companies that supplied software and other technology related to the administration of elections to steal voter data stored on those computers. Keep Reading
Intelligence Committee Backs Intel Community Assessment on Russian Election Hacking
Burr: “The committee continues its investigation and I am hopeful that this installment of the committee’s work will soon be followed by additional summaries providing the American people with clarity." Keep Reading