Nov 26 Watch 3:23 FBI failed to notify U.S. officials targeted by Russian hackers By PBS News Hour An Associated Press investigation reveals that despite knowing for at least a year, the FBI did not inform U.S. officials that Russian hackers tried to access their personal email accounts in 2015. The hacking operation, known as “Fancy Bear,” also… Continue watching
Nov 26 AP report: FBI didn't tell U.S. targets as Russian hackers hunted emails By Raphael Satter, Jeff Donn and Desmond Butler, Associated Press The FBI repeatedly failed to alert targets of Russian hackers despite knowing for more than a year that their personal emails were in the Kremlin's sights. Continue reading
Nov 20 FBI report on black 'extremists' raises fears of targeting By Sadie Gurman and Russell Contreras, Associated Press An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when the bureau spied on activist groups without evidence they had broken any laws. Continue reading
Sep 28 Wray installed as FBI director, replacing fired Comey By Associated Press The former high-ranking Justice Department official replaces James Comey, who was fired in May by President Donald Trump after fewer than four years on the job. Continue reading
Sep 26 House panel demands details on Trump aides' private emails By Associated Press A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus. Continue reading
Sep 25 Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have… Continue reading
Sep 13 Justice Department won't allow FBI officials to speak to Senate panel in Russia probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee had asked in July to interview the two officials, Jim Rybicki and Carl Ghattas, and then agreed to narrow the scope of questioning after the Justice Department initially declined to make the men available. Continue reading
Aug 14 FBI arrests Oklahoma man after anti-government bomb plot at local bank By Joshua Barajas In his conversations about the planned attack on a local bank with an undercover FBI agent, the man said he followed the ideology of the Three Percenters, one of the nation's largest armed right-wing groups that pledges resistance against the… Continue reading
Aug 09 FBI agents searched former Trump campaign chair's home By Chad Day, Associated Press A spokesman for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, says that FBI agents served a search warrant at one of his homes. Continue reading
Aug 02 Christopher Wray sworn in as FBI director, succeeding James Comey By Associated Press Wray was a high-ranking Justice Department official in the George W. Bush administration and has spent the last decade in private practice. Continue reading