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Lawmakers press acting CISA director on workforce reductions

January 21, 2026 reductions, Press, director, Lawmakers, Acting, workforce, CISA0 comment

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s acting director testified that CISA is “getting back on mission,” but he provided few specifics after the agency lost nearly a third of its staff over the past year. Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala testified in front of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. Asked by Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) about reports of plans for a reorganization at CISA, Gottumukkala said there are no plans to reorganize the cyber agency. “We do have a lot of changes in the last year, but we have…

Secret Service Whistleblowers Say Acting Chief Cut Security Assets

August 3, 2024 Acting, assets', whistleblower's, security, Secret, Service, Chief0 comment

Just days after Ronald Rowe, acting director of the Secret Service, denied playing a direct role in rejecting repeated requests for added security measures and assets to protect former President Donald Trump, whistleblowers came forward to refute those claims. The whistleblowers also blamed Rowe for some security failures that led to the July 13 assassination attempt that nearly killed Trump and left rallygoer Corey Comperatore dead and two other attendees wounded. Other Secret Service whistleblowers are coming forward, citing more systemic problems with the vaunted agency whose primary job is…

How I Rediscovered My Love of Acting on the Set of ‘Reagan’

May 15, 2024 love, Reagan, Acting, Rediscovered0 comment

When I was offered the role of Ronald Reagan’s longtime confidant Edwin Meese in the upcoming film “Reagan,” playing opposite Dennis Quaid as the 40th president, I was excited. I asked our producer, Mark Joseph, if it would be all right if I reached out to Meese and he replied, “We can set that up.” I was pleasantly surprised and immediately started to prepare my questions for the interview. The outcome was that Reagan’s former counselor and U.S. attorney general spent an hour with me on a Zoom session. His insights were helpful and as I…

Poll: Majority of Republicans believe FBI is acting as Biden’s ‘personal Gestapo’

January 6, 2022 Gestapo', Republicans, poll, believe, Majority, Personal, Acting, Biden's0 comment

More than half of Republican voters believe the FBI is acting as President Biden’s personal secret state police, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Rasmussen Reports survey showed that 61% of likely Republican voters believe the FBI is acting as Mr. Biden’s “Gestapo,” a term for the secret police … The Washington Times stories: White House

Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe – Reuters

February 9, 2019 general, attorney, Acting, Democrats, U.S., Reuters, Over, probe, Russia, snaps0 comment

Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe Reuters Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker snapped back on Friday at newly emboldened Democrats in Congress who are pushing for information on the … “us democrats” – Google News

Avenatti won’t ‘fix’ US politics by acting like Trump, says progressive activist – The Hill

October 24, 2018 'fix', Avenatti, politics, says, won't, Hill, like, activist, Progressive, Trump, Acting0 comment

The Hill Avenatti won't 'fix' US politics by acting like Trump, says progressive activistThe Hill"My problem with Avenatti is that he thinks he can fix American politics by acting like Trump and I strongly disagree with that,” Volsky, the director of activist group Guns Down, told Hill.TV “Rising” co-hosts Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton. “I think we … us politics – Google News