Homeland security
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Analysis: The real cybersecurity battleground
Russia's election attack still grabs headlines, but China's theft of trade secrets could be even more disruptive.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2018
Homeland Security chief Nielsen expected to leave, sources say
The president told allies that he never fully trusted Kirstjen Nielsen, whom he associated with President George W. Bush, a longtime foe.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
Hundreds of migrant families released from ICE detention centers
Unable to process the families it has already detained, the agency is evicting them to make room for a sudden influx of Guatamalan families.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2018
Immigration officials caught unprepared by Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, watchdog says
The confusion helped fuel the debacle at the border, where nearly 3,000 children were removed from their parents.
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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Seeking split from ICE, agents say Trump’s immigration crackdown hurts investigations, morale
A majority of special agents working for the Homeland Security Investigative Division signed the letter sent to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Government has journalists in its sights, defying First Amendment
The Department of Homeland Security's plan to build a news article database flies in the face of a free state with freedom of the press.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
As threat of more election meddling looms, states’ voting machines still at risk
A number of states and counties still lack a paper backup for audting purposes.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2017
How Maine’s members of Congress voted
Lawmakers move to subject health insurers to federal antitrust laws, create a VA training program and confirm the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2017
Our View: Real ID law shouldn’t fly in Maine Legislature
The federal government is using the fear of terrorism to justify invading Americans' privacy.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2016
Trump picks outspoken critic of Obama administration to head Homeland Security
The nomination of Marine Gen. John F. Kelly could raise questions about what critics see as the president-elect's tendency to surround himself with too many military figures.