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FBI investigates offensive messages targeting Hispanic, LGBTQ people
Officials shared that high school Hispanic and LGBTQIA students are receiving offensive messages saying they’ve been selected for deportation or re-education camps. “Although we have not received ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD over his murder
The family of the murdered black civil rights activist accuses the agencies of having a role in his death.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Kash Patel would do ‘massive damage’ to FBI: Ex-agent
Former FBI Special Agent Daniel Brunner said if President-elect Trump chooses loyalist and former Trump administration aide Kash Patel to lead the FBI, it would do “massive damage” to the agency. ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
DoJ and FBI officials consult lawyers amid threats of Trump legal retribution
Matt Gaetz nomination as AG intensifies concerns that president-elect will prosecute former political enemies. Officials from the justice department and FBI have begun consulting lawyers amid fears ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Vance says he's met prospective FBI director candidates with Trump
Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) revealed the Trump team is interviewing candidates to lead the FBI, a sign of plans to boot current Director Christopher Wray. Vance’s comments came amid a ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Trump loyalist Kash Patel in contention to be named FBI director
Interviews for key role conducted at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night as Trump appears intent on firing Christopher Wray. Donald Trump is keeping his controversial adviser Kash Patel in the running to ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for “the complete evidentiary file” from the bureau's investigation into allegations of sex ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
FBI investigating international crime ring connection to pro athlete burglaries
The FBI is working with local police to investigate whether the robberies targeting high-profile athletes, including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, are connected to ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Capitol rioter with "kill list" convicted of plot to murder FBI agents
Edward Kelley distributed a "kill list" and videos containing images of FBI employees to another person as part of his "mission," prosecutors say.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
McCabe: No part of FBI mission would be safe with Kash Patel in leadership spot
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said the bureau would be endangered if Kash Patel, a former aide to President-elect Trump, is nominated and confirmed to lead the agency. "No part of the ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Will Russia lead on an alternative to the dollar?
Vladimir Putin pitches an alternative to dollar to Brics partnersWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says
Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI saysTech - ABC News - October 25 -
FBI says Russia created viral video of PA ballots being ripped up
The FBI said Russian actors are behind a recent viral video on X that falsely shows a person tearing up filled-out ballots in Pennsylvania, part of ongoing attempts to disrupt the U.S. presidential ...Politics - NBC News - October 26 -
FBI investigating ballot box fires in Washington and Oregon, suspect could face grave charges
The FBI is investigating the ballot box fires in Washington and Oregon that may have spoiled dozens of 2024 election ballots. CBS News contributor David Becker has more on the crimes and potential ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Trump fan charged with plotting to murder FBI agents had a gun on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Edward Kelley, a Donald Trump supporter charged with plotting to kill FBI agents investigating him on Jan. 6 charges, appears to have had a gun during the Capitol attack, DOJ alleges.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
FBI asked to investigate death of Black man whose body was found hanging in abandoned Alabama home
The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama is asking the FBI to investigate a case involving a Black man whose body was found hanging in an abandoned home amid claims from his wife that his ...Top stories - NBC News - November 2 -
Election security updates: CISA says election saw only 'minor' disruptive activities
Follow the latest election-related security issues and legal challenges.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Project 2025 chief’s book urges ‘burning’ of FBI, New York Times and Boy Scouts
Revealed: new book by far-right Kevin Roberts calls for conservatives to ‘burn away the rot’ of US institutions. A new book by the chief architect of Project 2025, a hugely controversial policy ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
How fierce Trump ally Kash Patel could help reshape the FBI or Justice Department
Trump ally Kash Patel, a former Defense Department official who wants to end the "Deep State," could make big changes if he's given a top spot at the FBI or DOJ.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Eric Adams aide under FBI investigation was key player at fundraiser with reported ‘straw’ donations
Revealed: Video footage casts doubt on compliance with campaign finance laws and past characterizations of the event by the Adams campaign. Winnie Greco, a longtime Eric Adams aide now under FBI ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
How FBI agents posing as developers ensnared Mississippi city officials in a bribery probe
JACKSON, Miss. — For out-of-state developers hoping to bring a win to Mississippi’s capital, their pitch was flat.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
FBI raids apartment of election betting site Polymarket's CEO and seizes cellphone, source says
The FBI seized a cellphone and other electronic devices of betting site Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Coplan in a raid on his New York City apartment early Wednesday.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD for $100m over his murder
Lawsuit alleges law enforcement agencies knew of plot to kill civil rights leader but did not act to stop it. The family of Malcolm X , the militant civil rights leader who was assassinated almost ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Ex-Trump intel official Sue Gordon says bypassing FBI for Cabinet picks is "risky for America"
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team may bypass the FBI process and use a private firm to vet candidates for Cabinet picks who need top security clearance, The New York Times reports. Sue ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Priebus: Trump: 'made it very clear' Gaetz pick 'a big middle finger' to DOJ, FBI
Reince Priebus said that President-elect Trump made it "very clear" to him that the decision to nominate now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general was a “big middle finger” to the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics panel is mulling whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, whom Donald Trump wants to run the Justice Department.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Jan. 6 rioter is convicted of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated him
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
FBI arrests homeless Florida man in alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange
A homeless Florida man was arrested Wednesday for an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to a criminal complaint.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Police report surfaces on Hegseth sexual assault allegation, FBI asked for Gaetz files
A California police report is revealing new details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation made against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense. Meanwhile, ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago