Mike Levine Archive

Exclusive: Feds arrest man allegedly heading to U.S. Capitol for suicide mission after sting investigation

Published February 17, 2012

Authorities arrested and charged Friday a Virginia man allegedly on his way to the U.S. Capitol for what he thought would be a suicide attack on one of the nation's most symbolic landmarks.

Dept. of Homeland Security 'concerned' over threats from Iran

Published February 15, 2012

As federal and local law enforcement plan to boost their communications with Jewish groups in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday told a House panel she is "concerned" over potential threats to the U.S. homeland from Iran or its surrogates and it's "a situation that bears watching."

Despite targeting of Israelis overseas, Feds say no threat to Jews at home

Published February 14, 2012

The U.S. intelligence community says there is no increased threat to Jewish personnel inside the United States, even as car bombs in two countries overseas targeted Israeli officials and the Israeli government blamed Iran for another series of blasts overnight.

As Tensions with Iran rise, US Coast Guard makes waves in Persian Gulf

Published February 13, 2012

The U.S. Navy is ready to confront any act of aggression, a top U.S. military official said Sunday after Iran began amassing a fleet of small boats that could launch suicide attacks in the Persian Gulf. But the Navy isn't the only sea-faring U.S. forces on guard in the Gulf.

Harvard wants U.S. Marshals to evict Cameroon from embassy in Washington

Published February 08, 2012

The government of Cameroon is illegally squatting in its embassy property in the nation's capital and should be evicted by federal marshals, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday. 

In new 'Fast and Furious' report, Democrats clear Justice appointees of wrongdoing

Published January 31, 2012

Democrats investigating the failed gun-running probe known as "Operation Fast and Furious" are laying the blame at the feet of officials in Arizona, saying in a new report that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have "obtained no evidence" implicating high-level political appointees in Washington.

Embattled Yemeni President Saleh arrives in U.S. for medical treatment

Published January 28, 2012

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived in the United States for medical treatment, Fox News confirms. 

Virginia Man Files Complaint Against ‘Spoiled Brats’ in GOP Seeking Ballot Access

Published January 12, 2012

Customs and Border Protection Chief Announces Resignation

Published December 22, 2011

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced he is resigning, calling his relatively short tenure -- the product of a presidential recess appointment -- "one of the most rewarding experiences of my public life."

Senior Republican Slams DHS For Misleading Congress on Chemical Security Office

Published December 22, 2011

A top Senate Republican says a newly-disclosed report about federal efforts to secure potentially dangerous chemicals "flies in the face" of assurances from Homeland Security officials that the program was being implemented effectively.