AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. In addition, Chris Christie pledged to…
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House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US
By ERICA WERNER Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who’s been in…
Exclusive: 17 seconds of terror in gov’t office shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a deadly gun battle…
Investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government…
Cheating site logged federal subscribers with sensitive jobs
By JACK GILLUM and TED BRIDIS U.S. government employees with sensitive jobs in national security or law enforcement were among hundreds of federal workers found to be using government networks…
Massive data breach could affect every federal agency
By KEN DILANIAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time.…
Senate Dems agree to GOP plan to fund Homeland Department
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Senate Democrats have agreed to a Republican plan to fund the Homeland Security Department without the immigration provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Minority…
Pressure centers on House GOP on Homeland Security bill
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Days ahead of a looming partial agency shutdown, the pressure is on House Republicans after Senate GOP leaders agreed to Democratic demands and announced…