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Malcolm X's Family to Trump: Release Files on Assassination

Attorney Ben Crump to make request of Trump administration on Friday, 60th anniversary of shooting

(Newser) - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is urging the Trump administration to release secret files related to the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, which he claims was a government conspiracy . Crump is representing three of Malcolm X's daughters in a lawsuit claiming the FBI, CIA, and other government agencies failed...

Senate Narrowly Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director

2 Republicans voted against Trump loyalist

(Newser) - The Senate narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI on Thursday, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do President Trump's bidding and go after the president's...

Sentence Commuted, Activist Leaves Prison After 50 Years

Native American Leonard Peltier was given one of Biden's final commutations

(Newser) - Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, after former President Biden commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, a decision that elated Peltier's supporters while angering law enforcement officials who believe he's guilty. For nearly 50 years, Peltier'...

Senate Panel Clears Kash Patel for FBI

Party-line vote sets up Trump's nominee for confirmation by full Senate

(Newser) - It's been another good day for President Trump's nominees. On the same day that Robert F. Kennedy was confirmed as health secretary , a Senate panel advanced the controversial nomination of Kash Patel to run the FBI, reports the Hill . The move clears the way for his confirmation by...

FBI Finds 2.4K Files on JFK Assassination

Don't expect bombshells

(Newser) - The FBI has uncovered roughly 2,400 records about the assassination of John F. Kennedy that will be now be added to the official case file, reports CBS News . The records were found after President Trump issued an executive order last month ordering the declassification of all the assassination records,...

'Drizz' Is the 'Accidental' Head of the FBI

Acting FBI chief Brian Driscoll seems to be earning a following

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if Kash Patel will clear the bar of his Senate confirmation hearings to become the next director of the FBI, but in the interim, an "accidental" chief has been holding the fort down. That's how the New York Times describes Brian Driscoll, a...

Bove: FBI Agents Who 'Simply Followed Orders' Won't Be Fired

Acting deputy AG says only people who acted with 'corrupt or partisan intent' should worry

(Newser) - FBI agents who "simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner" while investigating the Capitol riot shouldn't fear firing or other punishment, a top Justice Department official says. In an email to the FBI workforce Wednesday, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said the...

FBI Agents Sue Over Newly Compiled DOJ List

Lawsuits say it will result in retaliation against those who worked on Jan. 6 cases

(Newser) - Two separate groups of FBI agents and employees have filed federal lawsuits to try to block the Justice Department from retaliating against them because they worked on cases about the Capitol riot, reports the New York Times . Both suits argue it would be unlawful to take action against them over...

FBI Lays Groundwork for Mass Firing of Agents

There won't be political retribution, Patel had assured Senate panel

(Newser) - One day after Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI director, told Congress that the agency would not engage in retribution, multiple outlets reported that as many as hundreds of agents who worked on investigations of Trump or his allies are being examined for possible firing. The FBI is...

FBI Pick Patel Breaks With Trump on J6 Pardons

'I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement'

(Newser) - Kash Patel, nominee to be the next FBI director, is known for his fierce loyalty to President Trump. But early in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Patel split with Trump on a high-profile issue—the sweeping pardons issued to all those in the Capitol riot,...

FBI: We Think New Orleans Attacker Acted Alone

Agency also has found no link to the Vegas explosion hours later

(Newser) - The FBI delivered a big update in its New Orleans investigation Thursday morning:
  • It now thinks suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone. "We're confident, at this point, that there are no accomplices," said Christopher Raia of the FBI's counterterrorism division, reports the New York Times .
  • The agency
...

Organized Crime Groups Are Targeting Pro Athletes' Homes

FBI issues warning to sports teams

(Newser) - Following a string of high-profile burglaries at the homes of professional athletes, the FBI has issued a warning stating that these homes are indeed being targeted by organized theft groups. The homes of NFL players including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce , and Joe Burrow have been burglarized, as have the homes...

In Bomb Threat on LA's City Hall, a Most Surprising Suspect

LAPD names Brian Williams, city's deputy mayor for public safety, in incident from earlier this year

(Newser) - A bomb threat was made against City Hall in Los Angeles earlier this year, and the LAPD is now releasing some details, including the name of a surprising suspect. "Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety,...

Report on FBI Debunks Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories

Inspector general has criticisms of agency but found no evidence agents provoked Capitol riot

(Newser) - A report released Thursday by the Justice Department's inspector general says investigators discovered no reason to believe law enforcement did anything to provoke or encourage the attack on the US Capitol—a conspiracy theory long promoted by allies of President-elect Trump. "We found no evidence in the materials...

FBI Chief's Resignation May Be 'Act of Defiance'
FBI Chief's
Resignation
May Be 'Act
of Defiance'
the rundown
Dec 12, 2024 12:06 PM CST

FBI Chief's Resignation May Be 'Act of Defiance'

But others accuse Christopher Wray of capitulating to Donald Trump

(Newser) - The decision by Christopher Wray to resign as head of the FBI with three years to go in his tenure has prompted plenty of critics to accuse him of capitulating to President-elect Trump. Another school of thought, however, suggests Wray did exactly the opposite. What's not in dispute is...

FBI Director Says He Will Step Down Next Month

Christopher Wray had years left to go in 10-year term that began in 2017

(Newser) - FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Biden's term in January. The announcement comes a week and a half after President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job. At a town hall meeting with the bureau'...

McDonald's Worker Who Called Cops Could Be in for Some Cash

$60K was offered for information leading to the murder suspect's arrest and/or conviction

(Newser) - The McDonald's worker who called police to report the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could be paid handsomely for his or her effort. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction before the FBI added an additional $50,...

The FBI Is Not Woke


The FBI
Is Not Woke
OPINION
Dec 5, 2024 3:05 PM CST

The FBI Is Not Woke

Putting Kash Patel in charge would be a grave mistake, argues historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's wish to make Kash Patel the next director of the FBI would be a serious mistake that could haunt America for decades, writes historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff in a New York Times op-ed. Patel's only qualification for the post seems to be that he...

Reward Offered for Girl Who Vanished in Woods by Home

Reward offered in search for Maine's Stefanie Damron, last seen Sept. 24

(Newser) - The FBI said Monday it is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the return of a northern Maine teenager whose disappearance earlier in the fall has attracted international attention, per the AP . Stefanie Damron, 14, of New Sweden, Maine, was reported missing by her...

Opinion: Trump's FBI Move Is a 'Constitutional Crisis'

David Frum writes that the president-elect wants the powerful agency to do his bidding

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice of Kash Patel to lead the FBI is drawing plenty of criticism on the left and plenty of praise from the MAGA wing. But in the Atlantic , David Frum argues that the real controversy isn't the decision to pick Patel but to fire current FBI...

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