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Demonstrators rally around a fire during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

FBI: ‘Antifa is a real thing’

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Thursday that "Antifa is a real thing," pushing back against Democrats who have questioned the threat of left-wing violence during this year's racial justice protests.

September 17, 2020
In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, an American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem during a welcome ceremony for visiting U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

FBI opens new Chinese investigation every 10 hours

The FBI is opening a new counterintelligence probe of Chinese-linked threats "every 10 hours," bureau Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Thursday, underscoring the threat Beijing poses to U.S. interests.

September 17, 2020
In this June 28, 2019, file photo the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal is seen during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) **FILE**

Inspector general declines to investigate DHS leadership

An inspector general this week declined to investigate Homeland Security's top two officials, but did criticize another watchdog report that claimed the two men are not legally installed as acting secretary and acting deputy secretary.

September 15, 2020
A family walks by a wall covered by a symbol from the Mara Salvatrucha, of MS-13 gang in Ilopango, El Salvador, on Aug. 21, 2014. In communities across El Salvador, the Mara Salvatrucha and their arch-rivals, the 18th Street Gang, are de facto rulers. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) **FILE**

Baltimore murder suspects protected by sanctuary laws: ICE

Two illegal immigrants suspected of an MS-13 gang killing of a 16-year-old girl in Baltimore were in police custody before, but were set free by authorities in New York and Maryland in defiance of deportation requests, allowing them to be out on the streets, ICE said Tuesday.

September 15, 2020
Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf walks on the stage to speak at an event at DHS headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bennie Thompson subpoenas Chad Wolf

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie G. Thompson issued a subpoena Friday to try to compel acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad F. Wolf to testify at a hearing next week, setting up a major clash of two branches of government.

September 11, 2020
In this image made from video released by Jonathan Maus, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, center in black with goggles looking away, stands at a fence guarding a federal courthouse as tear gas drifts by early July 23, 2020, in Portland Oregon, during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland via AP)

Ted Wheeler tear gas ban draws Portland police ire

Portland police cried foul Thursday after Mayor Ted Wheeler banned them from using tear gas to dispel riots, saying they have to have the tools to deal with the most dangerous crowds.

September 10, 2020
This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Illegal immigrants’ Census exclusion illegal, federal judges rule

President Trump's attempt to demand the Census Bureau produce a 2020 count that doesn't include illegal immigrants is illegal, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday, delivering another blow to the administration's attempts to shape the census.

September 10, 2020
In this June 1, 2020, file photo police clear the area around Lafayette Park and the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

16 federal agencies sent SWAT teams to deal with protests: Audit

The federal government deployed SWAT teams from 16 different federal divisions to deal with the unrest surrounding racial justice protests in May and June, Congress' chief watchdog said in a report Thursday that reveals the extent of Trump administration action.

September 10, 2020