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House lawmakers get $10K per month for personal security following Kirk assassination  Politico Kirk killing puts judge threats top of mind  The Hill House Republicans eye $30 million for lawmaker security. Some feel that’s not enough.  CNN US judiciary warns of insufficient security funding in House stopgap funding bill  Reuters White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches after Charlie …

Rattled Lawmakers Demand Extra Security Protection  The Wall Street Journal What Americans really think about political violence  YouGov ‘People are scared’: Congress grapples with increasing political violence  NPR Transcript: University of Chicago professor Robert Pape on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 14, 2025  CBS News Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  Reuters Source link

Samsung says it has fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that is being used to hack into its customers’ phones.  The phone maker said the security flaw, discovered in a software library for displaying images on Samsung devices, allows hackers to remotely plant malicious code on Samsung devices running Android 13 through the most recent version, Android 16.  Samsung’s advisory said …

Paper checks going away soon for Social Security, most federal payments  The Washington Post Social Security payments, federal benefits to go electronic this month as paper checks phase out  CNBC Trump’s Executive Order Requiring Electronic Tax Payments and Refunds: What Does It Mean?  CBIZ Social Security Phasing Out Paper Checks  Disability Scoop Fiserv detects profit as gov’t ditches checks  Payments Dive Source link

Joe Botello was startled awake early Tuesday morning when federal immigration agents broke through the door to his suburban Elgin home. Botello, 37, was led out of the home in the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in handcuffs. The entire street was blocked off by armed ICE agents wearing fatigues and using military vehicles. Neighbors were rattled as helicopters, bright …

Without continued investment in these fields, the world would lose the equivalent of Brazil and Norway’s combined production from the global oil balance each year The average rate at which oil and gas fields’ output declines over time has significantly accelerated globally, largely due to higher reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, meaning that companies must work much harder …

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lakera, one of the world’s leading AI-native security platforms for Agentic AI applications. With this acquisition, Check Point sets a new standard in cyber security, becoming able to deliver a full end-to-end AI security …

DHS Sec. Kristi Noem visits Chicago area, shares video of Elgin ICE raid DHS Sec. Kristi Noem visits Chicago area, shares video of Elgin ICE raid 01:12 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Chicago area Tuesday morning amid increased immigration enforcement operations in the city, multiple sources told CBS News. The Department of Homeland Security launched what …

As the support of Windows 10 comes to an end on October 14, 2025, it’s now the time to sign up for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to continue getting critical security updates after 2025. When a version of Windows reaches the end of life, it typically marks the time when Microsoft officially abandons the development of that specific …

Social Security recipients will learn next month how much of an increase they can expect in 2026. Next year’s Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, will be announced around Oct. 15 after the data from the final fiscal quarter of 2025 is compiled. COLAs, the “raise” beneficiaries receive most years to help counteract the effects of inflation, are determined by …