Jul 31 New limits should be placed on FBI use of U.S. foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats. But misuses and mistakes by the FBI are coloring the debate over whether to reauthorize the law before it expires in… Continue reading
Jul 28 Democrats claim the GOP is withholding contradictory evidence in Hunter Biden probe By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Democrats are demanding the release of a transcript from a new FBI witness, saying it contradicts Republicans' claims in the vast congressional inquiry into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:37 House Republicans grill FBI director over claims of bias and probes of Biden family By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan The director of the FBI sat on the other side of an interrogation Wednesday, taking sharp criticism before Congress, mostly from the right, but at times from the left as well. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins sat in on the House… Continue watching
Jul 12 WATCH: FBI Director Chris Wray defends the 'real FBI' against criticism from House Republicans By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans are prepared to aggressively question the director on several fronts, including the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 06 After Trump posted what he said was Obama's address, an armed man was arrested there, prosecutors say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors say Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama the same day a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property. Continue reading
Jun 27 FBI, Homeland Security ignored 'massive amount' of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Senate committee's report says the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 7:10 Report says DOJ resisted investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6 for over a year By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that in the days and weeks following the Jan. 6 attack, senior officials at the Justice Department and the FBI made critical decisions that might have compromised its investigation of former President Trump… Continue watching
Jun 07 What you need to know about the Republican-FBI clash over a Biden-related document By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. Continue reading
May 31 GOP House Oversight chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt of Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans in Congress are locked in an escalating fight with the director of the FBI. Continue reading
May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. Continue reading