New Homeland Security center to guard against cyberattacks

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen address the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen address the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York.

Sessions: terror attacks show immigration a security issue

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in a conference and official press release that he would recuse himself from any probe into Russian interference in the U.S. election. DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE - A botched suicide mission on the New York City subway system showed in the "starkest terms" that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday during a stop in Baltimore with the new Homeland Security chief.

Melania Trump speech produces lacklustre early TV ratings

Melania Trump's big night at the Republican National Convention failed to draw bumper television audiences despite networks boosting their coverage of the gathering and husband Donald Trump promising a "showbiz" feel to the week. According to Nielsen ratings data on Tuesday from seven leading broadcast and cable networks, an estimated 23 million people watched Monday evening's highlight during the 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. hour when Melania Trump, the wife of Republican White House contender Donald Trump, delivered her speech.