Politics Oct 07 FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by…
Politics Oct 06 WATCH: Attorney General Bondi testifies in Senate oversight hearing, dodging Democrats’ questions Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.
Politics Sep 25 Ex-FBI Director Comey charged with making false statement and obstruction, AP source says The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with one of Trump’s chief grievances: the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Politics Sep 25 Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say Officials are hoping to file the case in the Eastern District of Virginia days after President Donald Trump appealed to his attorney general to charge Comey and other perceived political adversaries and following Trump's replacement last week of the office's…
Politics Sep 22 White House backs ‘border czar’ Tom Homan after reports he accepted cash during an undercover FBI probe last year MSNBC first reported Saturday that Homan had accepted cash during a 2024 encounter with undercover agents who were posing as businesspeople seeking government contracts that Homan suggested he could help them get in a second Trump term.
Politics Sep 20 U.S. attorney pressured to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the Trump administration.
Politics Sep 15 WATCH: FBI Director Patel appears at Senate hearing amid criticism over Kirk probe FBI Director Kash Patel touted his leadership of the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a congressional hearing likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing and the recent firings of senior FBI officials…
Politics Sep 12 WATCH: Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say News of the arrest came hours after the FBI and state officials had pleaded for public help by releasing additional photographs of the suspect, a move that seemed to indicate that law enforcement was uncertain of the person's whereabouts.
Politics Sep 11 High-powered rifle recovered from Utah campus where Kirk’s killer was able to blend in Investigators obtained clues including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled. But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the…
Politics Sep 10 Fired FBI officials sue Patel, claiming he bowed to Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration.