anti-terrorism

Massachusetts

GOP succeeds with surprise bid for ‘secure’ Mass. IDs

BOSTON – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives attached to the annual state spending bill a section sponsored by the Republican leadership that would bring Massachusetts into compliance with the federal Real ID Act, over the objections of some Democrats who were caught off guard Wednesday by the major policy decision.

justice department

Apple battle deepens with FBI over iPhone encryption

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling in intense public broadsides, smartphone maker Apple and the Justice Department are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case. Both sides are framing their