12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
Read full article: 12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs backTwelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington have sued to get their jobs back.
Trump administration plays up pipe bomb suspect's arrest. Jan. 6 violence goes unmentioned
Read full article: Trump administration plays up pipe bomb suspect's arrest. Jan. 6 violence goes unmentionedTop law enforcement officials in the Trump administration had a clear message when they announced the arrest of a man charged with placing pipe bombs outside political party headquarters in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021.
Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
Read full article: Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has diedPresident Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a โsavage monster.โ.
2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House
Read full article: 2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White HouseTwo West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack.
Court official dismisses Justice Department's misconduct complaint against a federal judge in DC
Read full article: Court official dismisses Justice Department's misconduct complaint against a federal judge in DCA court official has dismissed a Justice Department complaint that accused a federal judge of misconduct during hearings for a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trumpโs ban on transgender troops serving in the military.
FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Read full article: FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal ordersDemocratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy โillegal ordersโ say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.
3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspired
Read full article: 3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspiredInoperable pistols gifted by FBI Director Kash Patel to senior New Zealand security officials were revolvers inspired by toy Nerf guns and popular among 3D-printed weapons hobbyists.
Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag
Read full article: Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flagA veteran FBI employee is claiming in a lawsuit that he was fired last month after displaying an LGBTQ+ flag at his workspace.
Whatโs next for the Epstein files after Trumpโs social media posts
Read full article: Whatโs next for the Epstein files after Trumpโs social media postsPresident Donald Trump says he would sign a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
Read full article: In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein filesPresident Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn't work. But the US reports record cocaine seizures
Read full article: Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn't work. But the US reports record cocaine seizuresPresident Donald Trump has justified American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs by saying the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels has been a major failure.
Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments
Read full article: Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp paymentsThe Trump administrationโs legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of touch.
Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: AP sources
Read full article: Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: AP sourcesThe Justice Department has embarked on a fresh investigation into one of President Donald Trumpโs chief grievances, issuing a flurry of subpoenas related to the U.S. governmentโs inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
6th arrest made in Halloween terror plot targeting Dearborn; FBI says suspect provided support to ISIS
Read full article: 6th arrest made in Halloween terror plot targeting Dearborn; FBI says suspect provided support to ISISFBI Director Kash Patel said a sixth person has been arrested in connection with the Halloween terror plot in Dearborn and Inkster.
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling injury secrets, profiting from rigged poker
Read full article: Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling injury secrets, profiting from rigged pokerFormer NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges he profited from rigged poker games and provided sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
As vice president during 9/11, Cheney was at the center of an enduring debate over US spy powers
Read full article: As vice president during 9/11, Cheney was at the center of an enduring debate over US spy powersDick Cheney was at the center of a public debate over the laws of detention, interrogation and spying that endures more than two decades after the Sept. 11 attacks.
FBI fires additional agents who participated in investigating Trump, AP sources say
Read full article: FBI fires additional agents who participated in investigating Trump, AP sources sayThe FBI has continued its personnel purge, forcing out additional agents and supervisors tied to the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election despite efforts by Washingtonโs top federal prosecutor to try to stop at least some of the terminations.
Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit area
Read full article: Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit areaTwo men have been charged with terrorism-related crimes in the Detroit area after federal authorities made arrests and seized a cache of weapons last week in a storage unit and elsewhere.
Dearborn attorney challenges FBIโs claims of thwarted alleged terror plot, citing lack of evidence
Read full article: Dearborn attorney challenges FBIโs claims of thwarted alleged terror plot, citing lack of evidenceAn attorney representing one of the suspectsย arrested Friday in connection to an alleged potential terrorist attackย is challenging FBI Director Kash Patelโs claims that federal agents thwarted a possible terror plot.
Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed
Read full article: Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existedA Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.
The latest: FBI search Dearborn homes, multiple arrested in thwarted possible โterroristโ attack
Read full article: The latest: FBI search Dearborn homes, multiple arrested in thwarted possible โterroristโ attackThe FBI said multiple people were arrested in Michigan after authorities thwarted a possible terrorist attack.
Multiple arrested in Michigan for plotting terrorist attack, says FBI -- Hereโs what we know
Read full article: Multiple arrested in Michigan for plotting terrorist attack, says FBI -- Hereโs what we knowA potential terrorist attack was thwarted, and multiple people in Michigan were arrested, according to the FBI.
Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says
Read full article: Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director saysFBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.
Potential terrorist attack thwarted, multiple people arrested in Michigan, says FBI
Read full article: Potential terrorist attack thwarted, multiple people arrested in Michigan, says FBIThe FBI has thwarted a potential terrorist attack, and multiple people in Michigan have been arrested, according to the agencyโs director.
FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges
Read full article: FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug chargesThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that more than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia.
The Latest: NBA coaches and player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Read full article: The Latest: NBA coaches and player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemesPortland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones are among 34 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by Mafia, authorities said on Thursday.
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Read full article: NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemesThe head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.
Heatโs Rozier, Detroit Pistons legend Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Read full article: Heatโs Rozier, Detroit Pistons legend Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemesThe head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.
Trump says he's owed a 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how the government could pay him
Read full article: Trump says he's owed a 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how the government could pay himPresident Donald Trump has suggested heโs entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated.
Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct
Read full article: Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conductPresident Donald Trump says the federal government owes him โa lot of moneyโ for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insists that any decision on a payout would โhave to go across my desk.โ.
The Latest: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to Trump administrationโs reporting rules
Read full article: The Latest: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to Trump administrationโs reporting rulesDozens of reporters have turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to restrictions on their work.
FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
Read full article: FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers sayThe FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey EpsteinThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.
FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints
Read full article: FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaintsFBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump.
The Latest: Hegseth declares an end to โpolitically correctโ leadership in the US military
Read full article: The Latest: Hegseth declares an end to โpolitically correctโ leadership in the US militaryDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting to announce directives for troops that include โgender-neutralโ or โmale-levelโ standards for physical fitness as well as an end to โwokeโ culture in the military.
FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
Read full article: FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local lawsOn a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the countryโs police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
Read full article: FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources sayThe FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say
Read full article: Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials sayThe gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents.
1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
Read full article: 1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security saysAuthorities say a shooter with a rifle opened fire from a roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas.
White House backs 'border czar' after reports he accepted cash during undercover FBI probe last year
Read full article: White House backs 'border czar' after reports he accepted cash during undercover FBI probe last yearThe White House is standing behind โborder czarโ Tom Homan following reports he had accepted $50,000 from undercover agents posing as businesspeople during an undercover FBI operation last year, leading to a bribery investigation that was shut down by the Trump administration Justice Department.
Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments
Read full article: Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk commentsJimmy Kimmelโs television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the hostโs comments about Charlie Kirkโs killing.
Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress
Read full article: Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to CongressFBI Director Kash Patel has defended the Trump administrationโs handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the convicted wealthy financierโs case.
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing feared being shot by police before surrendering, sheriff says
Read full article: Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing feared being shot by police before surrendering, sheriff saysA Utah sheriff says the 22-year-old man charged with killing with Charlie Kirk was afraid of being shot by police and agreed to surrender as long as it was done peacefully.
Live stream: Arraignment for accused Charlie Kirk shooter on state charges
Read full article: Live stream: Arraignment for accused Charlie Kirk shooter on state chargesThe man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to be arraigned Tuesday on state charges linked to the shooting.
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with skeptical Democrats at contentious Senate hearing
Read full article: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with skeptical Democrats at contentious Senate hearingFBI Director Kash Patel is defending his record and pushing back on criticism that he has politicized law enforcement.
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
Read full article: Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor saysThe man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been charged with aggravated murder.
DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says
Read full article: DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director saysFBI Director Kash Patel says DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matches that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing.
Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
Read full article: Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBIFBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings.
A timeline of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the arrest of a suspect
Read full article: A timeline of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the arrest of a suspectProsecutors say the 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University has been charged with capital murder.
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say
Read full article: Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities sayA 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activistโs provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting.
3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'
Read full article: 3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a โcampaign of retributionโ carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration.
Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killers
Read full article: Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killersInvestigators in Minneapolis say the shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded 18 other people inside a church was obsessed with the idea of killing defenseless children.
FBI agents who had accused bureau of politicization during Biden administration reach settlements
Read full article: FBI agents who had accused bureau of politicization during Biden administration reach settlementsThe Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking their political beliefs or clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations.
The Latest: Justice Department releases transcript interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell
Read full article: The Latest: Justice Department releases transcript interviews with Ghislaine MaxwellThe Justice Department has released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epsteinโs imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of records from the sex-trafficking case.
Bondi moves forward on Justice Department investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe
Read full article: Bondi moves forward on Justice Department investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probeAttorney General Pam Bondi is moving forward with a Justice Department investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.
FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ire
Read full article: FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ireFBI Director Kash Patel has provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by saying the opening of a new office in Wellington aims to counter China's influence.
In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stoked
Read full article: In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stokedPresident Donald Trump faces ongoing questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case, overshadowing his administration's achievements.
Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
Read full article: Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein filesAttorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaperโs revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.
Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassination
Read full article: Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassinationFederal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.
Trump slams his own supporters as 'weaklings' for falling for what he now calls the Epstein 'hoax'
Read full article: Trump slams his own supporters as 'weaklings' for falling for what he now calls the Epstein 'hoax'President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administrationโs handling of much-hyped records in Jeffrey Epsteinโs sex trafficking investigation.
With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making
Read full article: With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own makingPresident Donald Trumpโs strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration
Read full article: Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administrationThe Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.
Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted
Read full article: Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promotedThe Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos
Read full article: Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videosAttorney General Pam Bondiโs comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the New York financier.
Family of ex-FBI agent presumed dead in Iran hopes talks with US can lead to return of his remains
Read full article: Family of ex-FBI agent presumed dead in Iran hopes talks with US can lead to return of his remainsThe family of a retired FBI agent presumed dead after vanishing in Iran 18 years ago is calling for any deal between the United States and Iran to include the return of his remains.
Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too
Read full article: Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, tooThe FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities.
What happened in court for U of M scholar accused of bringing harmful fungus through DTW
Read full article: What happened in court for U of M scholar accused of bringing harmful fungus through DTWA University of Michigan Chinese scholar was in court this week in connection with allegedly smuggling a potentially dangerous agricultural pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport last summer.
Bond hearing delayed for University of Michigan scholar accused of bringing crop fungus through DTW
Read full article: Bond hearing delayed for University of Michigan scholar accused of bringing crop fungus through DTWA University of Michigan Chinese scholar will remain in custody after a federal judge rescheduled her detention hearing in a case involving the alleged smuggling of a potentially dangerous agricultural pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport last summer.
FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'
Read full article: FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'The FBI says a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled โFree Palestineโ and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it
Read full article: Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose itPresident Donald Trump has built a coalition by promising to demolish a so-called deep state that he claims is behind dark government conspiracies.
Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69
Read full article: Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69Bernard Kerik, who served as New York Cityโs police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died.
Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'
Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'Former FBI director James Comey says that heโs still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the presidentโs assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."
Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post
Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media postFormer FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post
Read full article: Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media postHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say
Read full article: The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources sayThe FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials.
A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone to Congress on budget plan
Read full article: A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone to Congress on budget planFBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureauโs mission โwork on whatever budget weโre given."
Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the presidentChief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to โcheck the excesses of the Congress or the executive," amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trumpโs agenda.
FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls for
Read full article: FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls forFBI Director Kash Patel is breaking with the Trump administration over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau.
Report finds big drop in FBI's use of intelligence database to search for information on Americans
Read full article: Report finds big drop in FBI's use of intelligence database to search for information on AmericansNew federal statistics show a steep decrease in the number of times the FBI searched a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and others in the United States last year.
FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
Read full article: FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources sayThe FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
Read full article: Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising sitePresident Donald Trump's administration is providing another example of how it's targeting those the president feels are blocking his agenda.
Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
Read full article: Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade immigration authoritiesProtesters are chanting and marching outside the FBI on Saturday after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shooting
Read full article: The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shootingPolice say a man believed to be a Florida State University student opened fire on campus, killing two people and wounding at least six others before he was shot and wounded by responding officers.
Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports event
Read full article: Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports eventPresident Donald Trump was in Miami for his latest appearance at a sports event as he watched UFC fighters and was joined by several Cabinet members and top administration officials.
Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump
Read full article: Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate TrumpFlorida's attorney general says his office will bring terrorism and attempted murder counts against a man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump while he was golfing last fall.
Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead
Read full article: Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him insteadThe Justice Department has moved to drop a criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang less than a month after he was charged, saying they plan to deport him instead.
New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 material
Read full article: New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 materialDirector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies.
Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say
Read full article: Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources sayFBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary.
Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister
Read full article: Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime ministerWayne Gretzky says he has no political power or pull with the U.S. president or Canada's prime minister in his first public comments on the issue since Donald Trump began his second term.