His departure comes amid a shakeup in the upper echelons of the Department of Homeland Security.
Katherine Lee
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Trump backs off threat to close southern border, says he’ll give Mexico a year
Earlier this week, the president had threatened to close the border this week if Mexico didn’t stop illegal immigration.
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‘Game of Thrones’ is returning, and so are the billion people watching it illegally
The show’s seventh season was pirated 1.03 billion times as of September 2017.
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Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions cheating scam
The 15 defendants include CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
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Trump calls on FBI, DOJ to review Jussie Smollett case
Prosecutors offered little explanation and infuriated Chicago’s police chief and mayor this week when they dropped charges against the ‘Empire’ actor.
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Paul LePage pardoned late mentor’s grandson, over 100 others
The state released a list of 112 people LePage pardoned in the last days of his governorship, for crimes including drug trafficking, tax evasion and embezzlement.
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Facebook says it will block white nationalist, white separatist posts
The social media giant is revising its response to criticism that it was allowing racism to live on its platform.
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Michael Avenatti charged with extortion and wire and bank fraud
The attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump was arrested Monday.
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Canadian company buying Emera Maine for $959 million
The sale remains subject to regulatory approvals at the state and federal levels.
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Family that owns Panera Bread, Krispy Kreme confronts its Nazi past
The Reimann family, whose JAB Holding Co. owns Panera Bread and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, pledged 10 million euros after discovering the extent of its ancestors’ ties, according to a German newspaper report.