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Grand Traverse County GOP office cleared after bomb threat

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Protesters of a travel ban gather in Union Square, Thursday, June 29, 2017, in New York. A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban takes effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Donald Trump’s travel ban was chaos, disastrously implemented, inspector general finds

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry wait in line in San Diego on Dec. 10, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

ICE, CBP wrongly using taxpayer-funded security, ‘fleet’ of vehicles: Audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Roth says Trump administration can’t hire 5,000 new border agents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This Thursday June 15, 2017, photo provided by No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, an organization that provides care for migrants along the Mexican border, shows Border Patrol agents detaining an unidentified person in the Arizona desert. Border Patrol agents descended on the medical camp set up in the Arizona desert near the border to provide refuge and water for migrants in the scorching summer heat, arresting four men who were receiving aid after spending several days in the desert. (No More Deaths/No Más Muertes via AP)

Trump immigration agent hiring surge called unjustified by IG report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DHS rushing faulty citizenship system that could miss ‘national security threats’: IG

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 26, 2015, photo Secret Service police stand guard outside the White House after a man was caught jumping the fence as President Barack Obama and his family ate Thanksgiving dinner in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service is pursuing an aggressive outreach strategy on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to give the public a taste of life inside the elite agency. The social media blitz comes as the Secret Service works to improve its image after a string of revelations about security breaches and agent misconduct in recent years. It includes photos, videos and as-it-happens updates, but reveals little about sensitive operations that the Secret Service wants to keep, well, secret. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Secret Service database still vulnerable to improper access: IG report

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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Golden Hammer: Taxpayers float bill for defective first responder equipment

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama amnesty chaotic, but no intent to flout judge, IG audit says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Monday, March 30, 2009 file photo, airline passengers line up at the TSA security check at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minn. Security checkpoints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are about to get a makeover. An $18 million plan calls for the consolidation of four checkpoints into one 10-lane checkpoint aimed at improving efficiency. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

EDITORIAL: TSA failures threaten safety of Americans

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth, Department of Homeland Security, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's oversight hearing to examine the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) challenges. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

TSA ‘red teams’ were normal auditors, inspector general says

The Washington Times

Airline passenger Tom Reichert waits in the lobby of the new Transportation Security Administration application site at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Feb. 19, 2015. Reichert was preparing to sign up for an expedited screening program that allows travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case and have permitted liquids in a carry-on. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

TSA inspector general ‘deeply concerned’ about agency’s ability to keep passengers safe

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Secret Service agents were ‘likely’ alcohol-impaired, report says

By Alicia A. Caldwell - Associated Press

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ICE releasing some illegals without knowing criminal history

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former President George H.W. Bush, seated, arrives at the River Oaks Country Club just before the quarterfinal match between Jeremy Chardy of France and Kevin Anderson from South Africa was suspended by rain at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship Friday, April 10, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Secret Service left Bush 41 vulnerable; house alarm broken for 13 months

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat. (Associated Press)

Harry Reid calls whistleblowers ‘a bunch of whiners’

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Whistleblowers said Alejandro Mayorkas gave special treatment to some Democrats who were advocating for EB-5 investor visas for companies they backed. (Associated Press)

Jeh Johnson, DHS secretary, says Alejandro Mayorkas will keep his job

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom President Obama promoted even while he was under investigation, meddled in three immigration cases, creating "an appearance of favoritism and special access," the department's inspector general said in a 99-page report that stops just short of accusing Mr. Mayorkas of lying. (Associated Press)

Alejandro Mayorkas shows ‘favoritism’ to wealthy, Dem-connected immigrants: report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Transportation Security Inspector Cara Ropp and Nestle check out passengers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, in Romulus, Mich. The TSA showed off Nestle who is being used to detect explosives and explosive components at the airport. The passenger screening canines, or PSCs, are being used to identify and locate potential explosive threats at security checkpoints. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

TSA allowed ‘domestic terrorist’ to get ‘PreCheck’ status: Audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Surrendered items that are prohibited from carry-on luggage are displayed during a news conference at John. F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. The Transportation Security Administration displayed thousands of items on Tuesday that were confiscated from carry-on bags over three months at New York's Kennedy Airport. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

TSA shouldn’t keep report information away from public, watchdog says

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times