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FBI Labels Proud Boys As a Hate Group with ‘Nationalist Ties’
The FBI has classified the far-right group the Proud Boys as “an extremist group with white nationalist ties,” according to a report issued by a Washington state sheriff’s office.
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Mueller’s Team Defends Its Authority to Investigate Russian Meddling
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team argued that the appointment of Matthew Whitaker to acting attorney general won’t affect the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election.
![Ex-Border Patrol Agent Accused of Illegally Selling Hundreds of Firearms](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/27520553668_2235832946_z.jpg)
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Accused of Illegally Selling Hundreds of Firearms
A former Border Patrol agent is accused of selling hundreds of firearms without a license.
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Dems, Republicans Warn Trump’s New AG Against Interfering with Mueller Probe
Republicans and Democrats are warning President Trump and his new attorney general to keep their hands off the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling.
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National President of Fraternal Order of Police Flips Stance on Sentencing Reform After President Dangles ATF Job
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Any denizen of Washington, or observers of the goings on inside the Beltway can’t be too shocked to see high-profile people flip their stance on important issues in exchange for a high-profile law enforcement job. Chuck Canterbury, national president of the influential Fraternal Order of Police, had previously made it clear…
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FBI Recreated Decoy Heads Used in Notorious Prison Escape from Alcatraz Island
The FBI has refashioned decoy heads used by inmates in a notorious prison escape from Alcatraz Island more than a half century ago.
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Acting AG Tells Sen. Graham He Won’t Interfere with Mueller Probe
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’s been assured by Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker that he won’t interfere with the special counsel investigation.