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David Sundberg has been named assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. 

Two migrants have been sentenced for assaulting Border Patrol agents in separate incidents in the Rio Grande Valley. 

By Allan Lengel The FBI is facing extremely challenging times, undertaking highly-sensitive investigations while dealing with intense and sometimes very harsh criticism from outside and within. We can think of no better No. 2 person than Paul Abbate to try to help steady the ship. Unflappable and low key, Abbate, with more than 26 years…

President Biden has trust issues with some Secret Service agents and was skeptical of details about his dog Major biting agents. 

The second leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 19.6 years in prison on Wednesday. 

A federal judge lashed out an FBI agent whose failure to disclose evidence in a bank robbery case in New York led to a mistrial. 

By Steve Neavling One of the FBI’s most-wanted fugitives has been captured in Mexico after working as a yoga instructor under a false identity.  Jorge Rueda Landeros, 52, is awaiting extradition to the U.S. to face charges in the killing of a popular professor, Sue Marcum, who was found dead insider her Maryland home in…

Adam Fox, the ring leader of the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is set to be sentenced today. 

About 63% of likely voters believe Congress should investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites, according to a survey.

Last July I wrote a column about the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 Committee. I thought her testimony was consistent and credible. We now know based on recently released transcripts that Hutchinson was encouraged by an attorney hired by Trump loyalists to provide as little information as possible to the committee and to…

By Steve Neavling One of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives was captured in Spain last week after being charged with sex crimes in connection with pornography websites.  Michael Pratt, 40, was placed on the list in early September after authorities say he was involved in sex trafficking and producing child pornography. The charges stem…

By Steve Neavling Recommended changes to the Capitol Police were outlined in the final report from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  The report calls for boosting oversight of the police department “as it improves its planning, training, equipping, and intelligence processes and practices its critical incident response…

By Allan Lengel Former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson says she initially lied to the Jan. 6 panel in a deposition. She first said she had never heard the story about President Trump lunging at a Secret Service agent in the presidential SUV on the day of the Capitol riot, Yahoo! News reports. In a newly…