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Former FBI agent and security expert Timothy Gallagher talks about the behind-the-scenes work of federal agents on Inauguration Day, including an internal scrub that resulted in 12 members of the National Guard getting flagged for potential extremist ties.

Security Expert Todd McGhee talks about the deployment of more than 25,000 National Guard members, street shutdowns and other unprecedented security measures in the nation’s Capitol for Inauguration Day.

The Massachusetts, National Guard is staging behind the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, access to the State House is restricted after being nearly closed off entirely on Sunday. The signs that Boston is on alert ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the nation’s 46th president were increasingly visible on Monday. “We don’t ever want to get caught...

Massachusetts National Guard trucks are staged in Boston to respond in case there are any new security threats, part of an increased security presence in the city ahead of the inauguration.

Tens of thousands of soldiers, police and federal agents are working to secure Washington ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

The pressure is on U.S. Secret Service, military and law enforcement agencies to secure President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration after last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Security expert Charles Marino, the CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, joined LX News to explain the multiple layers of security that will be put in place to ensure an uninterrupted transition of...

Security is being stepped up at the New Hampshire and Maine state houses following last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol and in response to a warning of the possibility of armed protests ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Beacon Hill leaders are assessing State House security needs in the wake of Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol. Without getting into any specifics, Gov. Charlie Baker, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ronald Mariano issued a short joint statement addressing the issue Friday morning. “The safety of the Massachusetts State House, its employees and its neighbors is...

Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor on Thursday issued a warning to anyone who intentionally went to the U.S. Capitol to participate in Wednesday’s “violent assault on government institutions.” “Anyone who traveled from Massachusetts with the intent to commit such crimes will be prosecuted in the District of Massachusetts,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said, adding that Americans must re-learn the difference...

Former Massachusetts State Trooper Todd McGhee talks about law enforcement’s next steps after the pro-Trump riots in D.C. Wednesday.

As delivery trucks rumble out of Pfizer’s Michigan plant with an escort from U.S. Marshals, they are also under the watchful eye of FedEx employees. Each box of vaccines is equipped with Bluetooth and GPS sensors to monitor their location and temperature. “I refer to them as guardian angels,” said Richard Smith, regional president of the Americas for the...

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All that matters to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker after a break-in at his Swampscott home last week is that everyone is safe, he said Wednesday, refusing to elaborate further. “Everybody’s safe. That’s the only thing that really matters and that’s all I’m going to say about it,” Baker said when asked about the incident during a news conference on...

The man accused of breaking into Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home faced a judge, saying it was a misunderstanding, while the governor offered his first comments on the incident. And a security expert sounded off on the ramifications of the break-in.

A man has been charged with breaking into and entering the home of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker last week and is now forbidden from contacting the Baker family or going near the Swampscott residence, prosecutors said Tuesday.

TikTok has reached a deal to partner with the software company Oracle, according to reports on Sunday. We took a look back at the events leading up to the deal.

Wells Fargo is directing employees to delete TikTok from their work phones amid growing concerns over security and privacy from the short-form Chinese-owned video app, NBC News reports. “We have identified a small number of Wells Fargo employees with corporate-owned devices who had installed the TikTok application on their device,” Wells Fargo said in a statement to NBC News on Saturday....

When scores of looters ransacked clothing stores in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood on Sunday, a security guard jumped into action to try and hold some of them accountable and recover the merchandise.

The Canadian government will no longer pay for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security, it said in a statement Thursday.

Florida and federal law enforcement agencies preparing for the Super Bowl this Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens say they are ready for anything, including a detonated bomb or massive food poisoning.