Russia’s election attack still grabs headlines, but China’s theft of trade secrets could be even more disruptive.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.