Apr 25 Read the full criminal complaint against a Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities By Alanna Durkin Richer, Devi Shastri, Corey Williams, Associated Press Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into… Continue reading
Mar 20 Former agent who accused FBI of political bias is charged with disclosing confidential records By Associated Press Johnathan Buma, who claimed in 2023 that the FBI went after President Joe Biden's son Hunter while stifling his own investigation of President Donald Trump's ally Rudy Giuliani, was arrested Monday evening at Kennedy Airport in New York as he… Continue reading
Mar 05 Trump administration took down its list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press By Wednesday morning, the list was gone entirely. Continue reading
Mar 04 FBI and Red Cross headquarters are among more than 440 federal buildings listed for potential sale by Trump administration By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The list includes the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which serves as FBI headquarters, the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the Old Post Office building, where President Donald Trump once ran a hotel, and the American Red Cross headquarters… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:50 Trump picks loyalist Bongino to be second-in-command at FBI By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump has picked a loyalist to be second-in-command at the FBI. Dan Bongino grew a massive online following spreading lies about election security, including that the agency he’ll help oversee tried to rig the 2016 and 2020 elections. Lisa… Continue watching
Feb 24 Conservative media personality, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A 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. Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: Senate narrowly votes to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The vote puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite Democrats' doubts about his qualifications and concerns he'll do Trump’s bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries. Continue reading
Feb 18 Native American activist Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his life sentence By Curt Anderson, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Peltier planned to return to North Dakota, where a celebration was planned Wednesday with family and friends. Continue reading
Feb 13 Senate panel advances nomination of Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel, Republicans push past Democrats By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Continue reading
Feb 08 Patel's roster of foreign clients draws scrutiny over conflicting interests with the FBI By Brian Slodysko, Eric Tucker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China and advised a roster of foreign clients, including a Czech arms maker that top Republicans have criticized for being too… Continue reading