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Federal Loopholes Allow China To Buy Land Near Sensitive Ports, Labs, and Coast Guard Facilities, Prompting Congressional Concern

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‘There still remains significant gaps in our national security screening regime for land purchases,’ lawmakers say (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo) China and other foreign adversaries are still permitted to purchase U.S. land near sensitive Coast Guard facilities, ports, and Energy Department labs, exposing national security gaps that lawmakers say enable hostile regimes to conduct espionage operations

Congress May Pass More Funding for Secret Service After Trump Assassination Attempt

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‘If the Secret Service is in need of more resources, we are prepared in providing it,’ said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Several congressional leaders have suggested that the U.S. Secret Service could receive more funding soon, following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15. Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee

Trump Recounts Assassination Attempt, Praises Secret Service in Interview

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The suspect is currently being held in federal custody. Former President Donald Trump in an interview on the platform X, recounted his personal experience of the second attempt to take his life a day earlier. “It was quite something,” Trump said from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “So I was playing golf with some of

Top Election Officials Tell Congress Voter Roll Accuracy Is Improving but Other Issues Remain

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Noncitizen voting, threats to election officials, and voter roll cleanup were some of the issues discussed at a recent hearing before Congress. Fifty-five days before the Nov. 5 general election, six secretaries of state from around the country told a congressional committee that they have made progress in securing elections but more federal funding is

Springfield, Ohio, schools ramp up security after false claims, bomb threats

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The city of Springfield, Ohio, is stepping up security as viral, false claims about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating pets continue to circulate after being amplified by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday afternoon he was sending three dozen state troopers to provide added

Ohio town on edge as lies amplified by Trump about migrants amp up threat of violence

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Ohio town on edge as lies amplified by Trump about migrants amp up threat of violence – CBS News Watch CBS News Springfield, Ohio, is increasing security as unfounded claims about Haitian immigrants, many of whom are legal residents, have led to a series of threats against schools and city buildings. The baseless claims have

Suspect in Trump’s apparent assassination attempt has criminal history

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Suspect in Trump’s apparent assassination attempt has criminal history – CBS News Watch CBS News Alleged Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh had other brushes with the law prior to Sunday’s incident. He also traveled across the globe, volunteering to fight in the war on behalf of Ukraine. Scott MacFarlane has new reporting on what