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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference in Ontario, California, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
FBI chief sues magazine over reports about drinking and absences
The lawsuit, ?filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks $250 ?million in damages from the Atlantic.
U.S. crime plunged in 2025 to near historic lows, with declines driven by post-pandemic normalization, possible effects of deportation policy and reduced social activity by restless youths as more time is spent on phones and video games.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2026
Are video games and phones helping to reduce crime?
¡°More kids seem to be spending more time at home in their basements scrolling on their phones rather than out carousing with friends,¡± an expert said.
Danny Wilson, brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, speaks outside Zorro Ranch, a property formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein, on International Women¡¯s Day near Stanley, New Mexico, on March 8. The legally mandated publication of U.S. Justice Department documents has exposed the dead financier's ties to prominent people in politics, finance, academia and business, triggering investigations in countries around the world.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2026
Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files FBI held, source and documents show
The source familiar with the breach said the intrusion was carried out by a foreign hacker who did not appear to realize they had penetrated a law enforcement server.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 6
WORLD
Mar 12, 2026
FBI bulletin warned of possible Iran retaliation on California targets
Iran has fought back with missile and drone aircraft attacks against Israel and several Gulf states that host U.S. military installations.
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal endures because it reinforces public belief that wealthy elites operate with impunity through powerful global networks that shield them from consequences.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2026
Epstein saga confirms fears of a class above the law
The word ¡®impunity¡¯ is the key to understanding the power of this sickening sex-trafficking scandal.
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ?political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, weeks after the Justice Department released millions of Epstein-related files to comply with a bipartisan bill.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump told police chief ¡®everyone¡¯ knew about Epstein, FBI document says
The latest developments underscored how the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ?political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
FBI agents arrive to execute a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia, on Jan. 28 related to the 2020 U.S. election.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2026
The FBI¡¯s Georgia ballot raid is about 2026, not 2020
The raid no doubt appealed to President Donald Trump¡¯s preoccupation with his defeat in 2020.
Members of an FBI Evidence Response Team collect equipment from an FBI vehicle as they execute a search warrant on Wednesday at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Atlanta.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims
Former U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, won Georgia and defeated Trump, a Republican who was seeking reelection in 2020.
FBI officers block off a road for law enforcement activity in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2026
FBI asks agents to voluntarily travel to protest-hit Minneapolis
The city has become a focal point of anti-ICE protests since an officer shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, on Jan. 7 while she was in her car.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at a news conference following an arrest as part of the investigation into a would-be U.S. Capitol pipe bomber, at the Justice Department in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2025
Man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of U.S. Capitol riot
The arrest followed a lengthy investigation in which the FBI had long struggled to identify a suspect.
There is growing pushback in the courts to U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s demands that the Justice Department use its vast authority to pursue retribution against people who have criticized or investigated the president.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
U.S. Justice Department stumbles in retribution campaign against Trump foes
There are signs of pushback in the courts to Trump¡¯s demands that the Justice Department pursue retribution against perceived enemies of the president.
Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
U.S. judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey and New York AG James
Trump had publicly called for the cases as he pressured DOJ leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticized him and led investigations into his conduct.
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees in Washington on Dec. 7, 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Judge finds ¡®profound¡¯ missteps in U.S. probe of FBI ex-chief James Comey
Comey is one of three prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump to have been hit with criminal charges by his Justice Department in recent months.
Demonstrators attend the "We Are All D.C." march in Washington on Sept. 6 to protest U.S. President Trump¡¯s order to send National Guard units to assist in crime prevention.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2025
How accurate are U.S. crime statistics?
All the numbers point to a sharp downturn in Washington and other big cities. After that it becomes a little tricky.
Three cybersecurity employees were charged with working together to hack businesses starting in May 2023.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2025
Ex-cybersecurity staffers charged with moonlighting as hackers
Three cybersecurity employees spent years launching ransomware attacks to extort millions of dollars from victims around the U.S., prosecutors alleged.
Former FBI Director James Comey
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2025
FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say
James Comey was charged on Sept. 25 with making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.
FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Police: FBI director gave New Zealand officials illegal firearms
FBI Director Kash Patel gifted 3D printed replica pistols that authorities determined could be made operable if modified.
The Department of Justice's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey raises concerns about its legitimacy, with many seeing it as a politically motivated effort to undermine public trust, especially given it was pursued at U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s request.
COMMENTARY
Sep 29, 2025
Indictment of Comey subverts justice and the Trump administration¡¯s credibility
James Comey¡¯s criminal indictment, pushed by Trump, undermines the legitimacy of the Department of Justice and seems designed to erode public trust in the criminal justice system.
A Boston police officer watches as protesters kneel in the street during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Boston in June 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
FBI fires agents pictured kneeling during racial justice protest in 2020
Sources said the agents in question were trying to ease tensions between protesters and law enforcement.
James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference, in Washington, in September 2020.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2025
FBI ex-chief Comey criminally charged as Trump targets critics
If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison. He faces charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.

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