CARICOM Stuart meets Auntie Maxinenewsday.co.tt - Jensen La Vende NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Stuart Young met with members of the US Congress to discuss security within the Caricom region. Young was accompanied by …
News Trump takes flak for not joining anti-extremism pactthehill.com - Emily Birnbaum The White House on Wednesday declined to join a global call to fight online terror, citing concerns about freedom of speech but in the process …
Mississippi First black woman elected as mayor in Mississippi, Unita Blackwell diesclarionledger.com - Harold Gater Civil rights pioneer Unita Blackwell, who became Mississippi's first black woman mayor in 1976, has died. Blackwell, 86, died Monday, according to …
Cyber-attacks House Dems reintroduce bill to protect elections from cyberattacksthehill.com - Maggie Miller House Democratic chairmen on Friday reintroduced a bill to protect U.S. election systems against cyberattacks, including requiring President Trump to …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergSheryl Sandberg Facebook's Sandberg Courts Civil Rights Groups That Claim BiasBloomberg - Naomi Nix, Ben Brody Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with civil rights groups and members of the Congressional Black Caucus during her visit to …
ThinkProgressLiberal View Congressional Democrats demand more law enforcement transparency on domestic terrorismThinkProgress - Luke Barnes The FBI said it is currently working 850 domestic terror investigations – the vast majority of them involving the far right. The chairman of the House …
ABC NewsFBI FBI: 850 open investigations into domestic terrorismABC News - The Associated Press The FBI has more than 850 open investigations into domestic terrorism across the country, and the threat continues to grow, top counterterrorism …
U.S. Coast Guard As second largest single employer, shipyard’s future vital to Mississippi's economyclarionledger.com - Sid Salter, Guest columnist STARKVILLE – Only Walmart/Sam’s employs more people in Mississippi than does Ingalls Shipyards at about 12,500 employees. But Ingalls and other …
The Daily BeastCongressional Black Caucus Isaac Lanier Avant: Twice-Convicted Dem Sets Up Shop on K StreetThe Daily Beast - Lachlan Markay Welcome to Pay Dirt—exclusive reporting and research from The Daily Beast’s Lachlan Markay on corruption, campaign finance, and influence-peddling in …
CNETGoogle Google says it's reviewed over 1M suspected terrorist videos on YouTube this yearCNET - by Shelby Brown Google says it spends "hundreds of millions" yearly on content review.
Facebook Live US lawmakers: social media answers on extremist content too vaguephys.org - Science X staff Two US lawmakers berated social media firms Thursday for failing to provide specific information on their efforts to root out extremist content on …
The Hilladded this to The HillMosques House bill seeks to bolster security for synagogues, mosques in wake of attacksthehill.com - Rachel Frazin A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to bolster security measures for synagogues, churches, …
Democrats Dems slam 'vague explanations' by tech firms on extremist contentthehill.com - Emily Birnbaum A pair of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday slammed the "vague explanations" offered by tech companies responding to questions from the House Homeland …
U.S. Politics House Democrats and Republicans agree: 50 senior vacancies at DHS are reason for concernwashingtonexaminer.com - Anna Giaritelli House Democrats and Republicans agree that the more than 50 senior leadership vacancies within the Department of Homeland Security are hurting the …
The Hilladded this to The HillEmanuel Cleaver Former lawmakers urge Congress to consider pay raisesthehill.com - Cristina Marcos Former lawmakers on Wednesday urged a select committee tasked with modernizing Congress to consider finding ways to increase pay for staff and …
FEMA Lawmaker: Fill FEMA Positions ASAPiheart.com - Camille Tuutti The chairman of a homeland security committee is urging the Department of Homeland Security to address the staff shortages at the Federal Emergency …
POLITICOPolitics House Democrats to investigate Miller's role in DHS dismissalsPOLITICO - By TED HESSONA trio of top Democrats demanded documents Thursday related to President Donald Trump’s recent staff shakeup at the Homeland Security Department. In a letter to acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan, Reps.
AxiosU.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Democrats open investigation into Trump's firing of top Homeland Security officialsAxios - Rashaan Ayesh House Democrats are launching an investigation President Trump's "unprecedented" decision to remove much of the top leadership at the Department of …
CNNadded this to PoliticsPolitics READ: House letter to acting DHS secretary on departuresCNNWashington (CNN) — Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Jerry Nadler of New York and Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the heads of the Oversight, Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, respectively,
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Three House chairmen launch investigation into Trump's purge at Homeland Securitydailykos.com - Kerry Eleveld Three top Democrats are launching an inquiry into the "unprecedented actions" Donald Trump recently took to purge the top layer of officials from the …
Homeland Security Three top Democrats announce House committees will investigate ‘unprecedented firings’ at Homeland Securityrawstory.com - David Badash Three top Democratic House Chairs say they are launching investigations into President Donald Trump’s “unprecedented firings” of Dept. of Homeland …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhil Bryant Gov. Bryant Declares April 'Unity Month,' Not 'Confederate Heritage Month'jacksonfreepress.com - By Ashton Pittman — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared that April is the "Month of Unity" in Mississippi, departing from past years when he declared April …
New York State Syracuse Group Ready for More Migrants Should Trump Send Themspectrumlocalnews.com It's President Donald Trump's latest idea on immigration. "We can give them an unlimited supply and let's see if they're so happy, they say we have …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTrump Administration De Blasio vows to take Trump to court over sanctuary city proposalthehill.com - Rachel Frazin New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Monday that he will fight President Trump in court over Trump's plan to send undocumented immigrants to …
ssandra oppadded this to StoriesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIlhan Omar Black Caucus warns Trump is putting Omar's life at riskthehill.com - Mike Lillis Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) warned Monday that President Trump is endangering the life of one of their members, Rep. Ilhan Omar …
Reutersadded this to PoliticsU.S. House of Representatives Democrats request documents on White House 'sanctuary city' ideaReuters - by Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday demanded documents from the Trump administration over a White House proposal to release migrants from detention and them
Axiosadded this to PoliticsSanctuary Cities Top House Dems request documents on Trump's "sanctuary cities" proposalAxios - Marisa Fernandez Three House committee chairs sent a letter to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security on Monday requesting documents related to …
Democrats Democrats question Trump's sanctuary city ideakron4.com - Alexandra Limon Video WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Lawmakers want to know how the president came up with his latest idea to pressure Democrats on immigration. The president …
Sanctuary Cities Homeland Security Chairman: No Legal Way to Send Immigrants to 'Sanctuary Cities'colorlines.com - www.colorlines.com Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) questioned the validity of the Trump administration’s proposed plan to send detained migrants to …
CNBCThe White HouseHouse Democrats demand documents related to Trump administration plan to release detained immigrants in liberal congressionalCNBC - Tucker Higgins Top Democrats in the House of Representatives on Monday sent a letter to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security demanding documents …
