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Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI
Read full article: Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBIThe Supreme Court is giving an Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI a new day in court.
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.
Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโs surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.
Read full article: Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโs surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBIโs surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. โ files that the civil rights leaderโs relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.
US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Read full article: US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from ChinaTwo scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S. Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people.
FBI Houston looking for โCall Me Maybe Menaceโ accused of attempted bank robbery in Crosby
Read full article: FBI Houston looking for โCall Me Maybe Menaceโ accused of attempted bank robbery in CrosbyInvestigators said the dubbed "Call Me Maybe Menace" tried to rob Woodforest National Bank in Crosby. Here's how you can help them find him.
FBI and law enforcement respond to โterror attackโ in Boulder, Colorado
Read full article: FBI and law enforcement respond to โterror attackโ in Boulder, ColoradoThe 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.
Houston FBI analyst accused of possessing over 1,000 AI-generated, real child sex abuse images out on bond
Read full article: Houston FBI analyst accused of possessing over 1,000 AI-generated, real child sex abuse images out on bondAn FBI analyst in Houston, Brian Vincent Rausch, has been arrested and released on bond after being charged with possessing over a thousand child sexual abuse images, including AI-generated ones.
Former Texas Southern Universityโs law school dean of admissions given 8-year prison sentence
Read full article: Former Texas Southern Universityโs law school dean of admissions given 8-year prison sentenceFBI Houston said Edward Wayne Rene was sentenced to 8 years in prison for theft of a public servant and sexual performance by a minor.
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."
Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing
Read full article: Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombingInvestigators are combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man believed responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic over the weekend.
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam
Read full article: Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lamOfficials have increased the reward for the capture of seven escaped New Orleans inmates.
Search continues for 7 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases
Read full article: Search continues for 7 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increasesThree days after a 10 men escaped a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, seven of them remain on the run.
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.
FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit
Read full article: FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban DetroitFederal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.
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."
Bar 5015 fire: FBI searching for suspect charged in arson case; $3,000 reward for fugitive
Read full article: Bar 5015 fire: FBI searching for suspect charged in arson case; $3,000 reward for fugitiveAnother suspect has been charged in the 2020 Bar 5015 explosion following the arrest of the former co-owner of the Turkey Leg Hut, Lyndell โLynnโ Price, and others.
FBI arrests man connected to Galleria bathroom child sex assault suspect
Read full article: FBI arrests man connected to Galleria bathroom child sex assault suspectThe FBI has arrested a man on child pornography charges who they say is linked to a man previously arrested for filming himself and others sexually assaulting a child in the bathroom at the Galleria Mall.
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.
Woman shot by FBI agent over machete threat in south Houston will remain in custody pending trial
Read full article: Woman shot by FBI agent over machete threat in south Houston will remain in custody pending trialJennifer Jesselle Perez Rodriguez, accused of threatening a federal agent with a machete in south Houston, will remain in custody pending trial.
Galveston cruise safety: FBI reports nearly weekly ship investigations as passengers surge
Read full article: Galveston cruise safety: FBI reports nearly weekly ship investigations as passengers surgeFederal investigators are boarding cruise ships nearly every week at the Port of Galveston to investigate crimes committed in international waters, KPRC 2 News has learned, as the Texas port experiences record-breaking passenger volumes.
New details emerge in shooting of woman by FBI agent in Houstonโs south side
Read full article: New details emerge in shooting of woman by FBI agent in Houstonโs south sideJennifer Jesselle Perez Rodriguez, 33, was shot by an FBI agent after allegedly threatening federal agents with a machete during an unaccompanied child welfare check.
Ex-California highway patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendantโs buttocks during flight
Read full article: Ex-California highway patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendantโs buttocks during flightA former California Highway Patrol captain has been federally charged after he allegedly slapped a male flight attendantโs buttocks during a cross-country flight headed to Los Angeles.
Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
Read full article: Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kidsPresident Donald Trump's administration is conducting a massive, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Bidenโs term.
Houston murder suspect in the U.S. illegally was under federal skimming scheme investigation, sources say
Read full article: Houston murder suspect in the U.S. illegally was under federal skimming scheme investigation, sources sayShowing up to the home in a gym tank top, Andres Fernandez De La Paz allegedly shot 34-year-old Ediesky Incencio Pineiro in the chest.
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.
Iraqi authorities arrest ISIS member connected to deadly New Orleans truck attack
Read full article: Iraqi authorities arrest ISIS member connected to deadly New Orleans truck attackIraqi officials announced the arrest of an ISIS member who allegedly incited the New Orleans truck attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on New Yearโs Day.
Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBI
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBIThe Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to rule narrowly in favor of a family trying to hold law enforcement accountable in court after an FBI raid that wrongly targeted their Atlanta home.
The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit
Read full article: The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuitThe U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house.
FBI agent shoots woman with machete in Houstonโs south side, officials say
Read full article: FBI agent shoots woman with machete in Houstonโs south side, officials sayAn FBI-involved shooting in southwest Houston is under investigation after federal agents shot a woman in the parking lot of Del Papa Food Store on Milan Drive. T
US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
Read full article: US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportationsU.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.
What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy
Read full article: What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedyMariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on โLaw & Order: Organized Crimeโ and Jude Law sporting a mustache and an American accent to play an FBI agent are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
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.
FBI Houston seeks information man who threatened his own family during foiled bank robbery on April Foolsโ Day
Read full article: FBI Houston seeks information man who threatened his own family during foiled bank robbery on April Foolsโ DayOfficials in Houston are asking for the publicโs help identifying the man behind an โApril Foolsโ Dayโ foiled bank robbery in southwest Houston. The man allegedly threatened his own family during the attempted heist.
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.
Former Texas teacher sentenced to federal prison for possession, distributing child porn online
Read full article: Former Texas teacher sentenced to federal prison for possession, distributing child porn onlineDaniel Byrd, a former high school teacher in Texas, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via online platforms.
Houston woman pleads guilty to using bank job to steal millions in unemployment benefits
Read full article: Houston woman pleads guilty to using bank job to steal millions in unemployment benefitsJaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old from Houston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after exploiting her position at a bank contractor to fraudulently credit prepaid debit cards with $8.6 million.
Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
Read full article: Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in personWayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase.
More than 40 people arrested at Texas home amid Tren de Aragua investigation
Read full article: More than 40 people arrested at Texas home amid Tren de Aragua investigationAuthorities did not say how the individuals arrested in Hays County may be tied to the Venezuelan gang. It was also unclear what criminal charges people may face, though drugs were seized.
Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge
Read full article: Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surgeThe FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.
Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries
Read full article: Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiriesFBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans.
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'
Read full article: Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as โthe only glitch in two monthsโ of his administration.
People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports bar
Read full article: People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports barICE agents were seen detaining several people at Frida's Sports Bar, loading them into vans before heading to an ICE facility. We're told the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC) is leading the case but it's unclear if ICE was responsible for those in custody.
Large amounts of narcotics seized in FBI, Precinct 4 in Houston raids
Read full article: Large amounts of narcotics seized in FBI, Precinct 4 in Houston raidsHarris County Precinct 4 deputies, in collaboration with the FBI Houston Safe Streets Task Force, executed narcotics search warrants at two locations in Harris County, seizing large quantities of illegal drugs.
FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential information
Read full article: FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential informationAn FBI agent who has criticized the bureau was arrested this week on charges of illegally disclosing classified information.
Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiracies
Read full article: Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiraciesNewly released documents related to President John F. Kennedyโs assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didnโt initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.
Unredacted JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
Read full article: Unredacted JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new cluesUnredacted documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.
FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure
Read full article: FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figureFBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBIโs โTen Most Wantedโ suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador.
The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack
Read full article: The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attackThe Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group.
Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
Read full article: Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacksThe FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning email users against a dangerous ransomware scheme.
Convicted drug dealer in Katy discovered to have 50+ guns in FBI raid
Read full article: Convicted drug dealer in Katy discovered to have 50+ guns in FBI raidA Katy man has been arrested after an FBI raid uncovered more than 50 firearms in his possession, a violation of federal law due to his status as a convicted felon.
Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break
Read full article: Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring breakPolice in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break.
Family of man killed in botched FBI raid awarded nearly $2 million
Read full article: Family of man killed in botched FBI raid awarded nearly $2 millionA federal judge has ruled that FBI Agent Gavin Lappe was negligent in the 2018 fatal shooting of Ulises Valladares during a rescue attempt in Houston, awarding the Valladares family nearly $2 million in damages.
US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ring
Read full article: US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ringThereโs a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted for running a multi-national drug trafficking network and planning multiple murders related to the drug ring.
Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigation
Read full article: Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigationPresident Donald Trump says he is suspending the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm involved in launching since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into any ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.
FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says
Read full article: FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director saysFBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau will work to โzero outโ the population of Americans detained or held hostage in foreign countries.
Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale
Read full article: Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential saleThe Trump administration published a list of more than 440 federal properties it identified to close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them โnot core to government operations.โ.
Head of FBI New York office says he's retired from the bureau after being ordered to do so
Read full article: Head of FBI New York office says he's retired from the bureau after being ordered to do soThe head of the FBIโs New York field office who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.
FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
Read full article: FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firmThe FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest known thefts of cryptocurrency โ worth some $1.5 billion โ from a Dubai-based firm.
The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster โ who has had plenty to say about the agency
Read full article: The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster โ who has had plenty to say about the agencyAs a popular right-wing podcaster, President Donald Trump's new deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, has made many public comments about the agency he's about to help lead.
Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed
Read full article: Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmedAs they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of Donald Trumpโs nominees made statements from which theyโve already distanced themselves upon taking office.
New FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting ATF chief, AP source says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting ATF chief, AP source saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel was sworn in Monday as acting chief of the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, taking the helm of two separate and sprawling Justice Department agencies, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
Read full article: Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy directorA former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director.
New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme
Read full article: Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance schemeThe FBI in Las Vegas says a woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a โsinisterโ romance scheme.
โThis was seriousโ: Spring Branch ISD police chief says teens in Memorial High threat discussed specific tactics
Read full article: โThis was seriousโ: Spring Branch ISD police chief says teens in Memorial High threat discussed specific tacticsThe Spring Branch ISD Police Chief is sharing more information after two teenage girls were arrested in a plot to harm students at Memorial High School using guns and pipe bombs.
Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
Read full article: Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubtsThe Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as as President Donald Trump's FBI director.
Seven Chilean men are charged with burglarizing the homes of Mahomes, Burrow and other star athletes
Read full article: Seven Chilean men are charged with burglarizing the homes of Mahomes, Burrow and other star athletesSeven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with allegedly orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country.
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation
Read full article: Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservationNative American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful to his family and supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota, one day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents
Read full article: Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agentsNative American activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a Florida prison, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddlingPresident Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.
FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records
Read full article: FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination recordsThe FBI says it's discovered 2,400 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to release thousands of classified files.
Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI
Read full article: Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBIA top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Departmentโs inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that President Donald Trumpโs pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, had been โpersonally directing the ongoing purgeโ of agents at the bureau.
FBI Houston wants you to beware of these heartbreaking online romance scams
Read full article: FBI Houston wants you to beware of these heartbreaking online romance scamsDating is scary enough as it is, but with love in the air this Valentine's Day, the FBI wants to ensure you don't let the pheromones cloud your decisionmaking.
Justice Department says it won't release the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 riot cases
Read full article: Justice Department says it won't release the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 riot casesThe Justice Department has agreed to refrain from publicly identifying any FBI agents whose conduct is under review as President Donald Trumpโs administration examines the investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
Read full article: Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to leadPresident Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead.
Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents
Read full article: Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agentsA top Justice Department official has accused the FBIโs acting leaders of โinsubordinationโ in a memo in which he sought to soothe anxiety inside the bureau over the potential for a broad purge of agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations
Read full article: FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigationsFBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that they fear could be a precursor to mass firings.
New video released, reward increased in Cypress triple murder, arson investigation
Read full article: New video released, reward increased in Cypress triple murder, arson investigationFBI and Harris County officials have released new surveillance footage and increased the reward to $25,000 in their investigation of a triple homicide in Cypress.
Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs
Read full article: Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobsThe association representing thousands of FBI agents is urging congressional leaders to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings
Read full article: FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firingsThousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in the inquiries as the Trump administration's Justice Department weighs disciplinary actions that could result in firings.
Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents
Read full article: Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agentsThe Trump administration has fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those same probes so that they can possibly be ousted.
Houstonโs cybercrime crackdown: 39 fraud websites shut down
Read full article: Houstonโs cybercrime crackdown: 39 fraud websites shut downIn an international crackdown involving Houston authorities, 39 domains operated by a Pakistan-based group known as Saim Raza or HeartSender were shut down for selling hacking and fraud tools.
US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration
Read full article: US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administrationThe nationโs cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.