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![FBI Arrests Roger Stone on Charges of Lying about Communications with WikiLeaks](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-09-at-9.01.44-AM.png)
FBI Arrests Roger Stone on Charges of Lying about Communications with WikiLeaks
Roger Stone, a longtime Trump loyalist and Republican strategist with a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back, was arrested Friday by the FBI as part of the investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks.
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16 Years Ago Today: Department of Homeland Security Began Operations in Response to 9/11
Today is the 16th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security beginning operations in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
![Former Trump Campaign Boss Manafort Denies Lying to Robert Mueller’s Team](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/paul-manafort-mug.jpg)
Former Trump Campaign Boss Manafort Denies Lying to Robert Mueller’s Team
Lawyers for Paul Manafort, the convicted former campaign boss for President Trump, claimed Wednesday that Robert Mueller’s prosecutors have unfairly accused him of lying to them after he entered a plea deal.
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Trial Begins for DEA Agent Accused of Leading Corrupt Drug Task Force
A federal corruption trial began Tuesday for a former DEA agent charged with 10 criminal counts, from perjury to falsifying government records, as part of a sprawling investigation of a New Orleans-based task force.
![FBI Details How Shutdown Is Impeding Investigations of Terrorism, Violent Crime, Child Trafficking](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fbi-logo34.jpg)
FBI Details How Shutdown Is Impeding Investigations of Terrorism, Violent Crime, Child Trafficking
The government shutdown is hindering the FBI’s investigations of terrorism, child trafficking and violent crime, according to a report issued Tuesday by a group representing the bureau’s 13,000 special agents.
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Former DEA Special Agent Found Dead in Jail After Domestic Violence Arrest
A former assistant special agent in charge of the DEA’s St. Louis division has been found dead in jail a day after he was arrested on allegations of domestic violence.
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Senator Urges FBI to Launch Perjury Investigation into Homeland Security Secretary
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is asking the FBI to investigate whether Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen committed perjury over border rhetoric.