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Wray: 'Utterly Bewildering' To Say FBI Is Biased Against Conservatives
FBI Director Christopher Wray, who has been under attack from congressional Republicans, pushed back against critics in a new interview,...
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Nov 2, 20232 min read
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Incomplete FBI Data Gives 'Distorted' Picture of Crime Trends
Crime-trend reports based on FBI data are often distorted by the erratic reporting from local law enforcement agencies’ who don’t – or...
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Oct 27, 20231 min read
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Wray Highlights FBI Work With Local Police In Sextortion Cases
A teenager in a Michigan town killed himself after an online chat turned to demands that he pay money to keep intimate photos secret. He...
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Oct 15, 20232 min read
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Garland Warns GOP: Defunding FBI 'Would Be Catastrophic'
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Republican threats to defund the FBI would be...
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Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Former FBI Official Pleads Guilty To Helping Russian Oligarch
A retired FBI official pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating U.S. sanctions by helping a Russian oligarch gain information about a...
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Aug 16, 20231 min read
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Judge Releases Muslim Men From Prison, Calls FBI Informant 'Villain'
A judge ordered the release of three Muslim men from prison, saying that the FBI used a “villain” of an informant to manipulate a group...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read
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Lawsuit Says FBI Wrongly Infiltrated Racial Justice Activists In Colorado
The FBI's secret infiltration and subversion of the racial justice movement in Colorado was challenged Tuesday in a lawsuit alleging that...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read
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FBI Says It Used Controversial Spying Tool Unwittingly
When the New York Times reported in April that a contractor had purchased and deployed a spying tool made by NSO, a controversial Israeli...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Republicans Seek To Defund FBI Amid Trump Legal Troubles
The legal troubles surrounding former President Trump and President Biden's son, Hunter, have made the FBI a common target for 2024...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
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FBI Concerned About Influence AI May Have On National Security
After months of warnings from tech executives about the dangers of artificial intelligence, the FBI has a new list of concerns, Scripps...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
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GOP Reps Ignore FBI Warnings Not to Release Biden Documents
Infuriated that their warnings went unheeded, FBI officials had admonished House Oversight Committee Republicans several times not to...
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Jul 21, 20232 min read
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FBI's Wray To Critics: 'Insane' That He Is Biased Against Conservatives
FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his workforce Wednesday before a House committee, where he faced hours of combative questioning by...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
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Wray Defends FBI Before Critical House Republicans
FBI Director Christopher Wray, under fire from House Republicans, testified Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee. His appearance is...
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Jul 12, 20231 min read
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Republicans Propose Relocating FBI HQ To Huntsville, AL
Republicans have an idea for how to take politics out of the FBI: Take the FBI out of Washington and send it to Huntsville, Ala. House...
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Jul 11, 20232 min read
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GOP May Make New FBI Building A Casualty Of Trump Prosecution
Republicans who have leaped to former president Trump’s defense over his handling of classified documents are using his indictment to...
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Jun 14, 20232 min read
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After Seeing FBI Biden Paper, Comer Vows To Hold Wray In Contempt
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is pursuing a contempt charge against FBI Director Christopher Wray for not handing over a document GOP leaders...
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Jun 6, 20231 min read
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Comer Will Seek Contempt Charge Against Wray Over 'Biden' Files
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said an FBI offer to review a document he subpoenaed has not swayed his plans to...
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Jun 1, 20232 min read
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FBI Improperly Used Foreign Spying Law On Jan. 6 Rioters, Floyd Protests
The FBI improperly searched a trove of intelligence gathered through a foreign spying law for information on people suspected of...
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May 22, 20231 min read
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Republicans, Democrats Spar Over Disciplined FBI Agents
Republicans and Democrats battled during a tense hearing Thursday over three FBI agents who Republicans say were retaliated against for...
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May 19, 20231 min read
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Two FBI Agents With Clearances Revoked Testify As Whistleblowers
Two FBI agents appearing before a House subcommittee Thursday had their security clearances revoked this month over security concerns,...
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May 18, 20232 min read
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