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What Happens to Mueller’s Trump-Russia Probe Under a Government Shutdown?
If the U.S. Senate can’t reach a budget agreement Friday and the federal government is forced to shut down, the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia would not be impacted.
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent May Have Acted in Self-Defense in Fatal Shooting
An off-duty Border Patrol agent suspected of fatally shooting a 33-year-old man over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, may have been acting in self-defense, a spokesman told the El Paso Times on Thursday.
FBI Investigating Whether Suspected Russian Mobster Funneled Money to NRA to Help Trump During Election
The FBI is investigating whether a Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin, mobsters and money laundering illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency.
What Looming Government Shutdown Means for Federal Law Enforcement
A looming government shutdown under President Trump likely would force up to 850,000 federal employees to stay home until Democrats and Republicans can end a budget impasse.
Video: David Gelios, Retiring Head of Detroit FBI, Talks About Corruption, Espionage and Donald Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT –– David Gelios tenure as head of the FBI in Detroit has been relatively brief but extremely productive. After becoming the special agent in charge of the office in October 2015, he began overseeing some major public corruption cases. Twelve Detroit school principals and a school administrator were indicted for taking…
Trump Denies Chief of Staff’s Claims That President Softened Plans for Border Wall
President Trump fired back at his chief of staff, John Kelly, on Thursday morning, saying his top aide misspoke a day earlier when he told a group of lawmakers that some of the president’s tough immigration policies were “uninformed” and would never result in a wall along the entire southern border with Mexico.
Trump Administration Mulls Jailing Leaders of Sanctuary Cities
President Trump’s uncompromising crackdown on illegal immigration may soon include legal consequences, including jail time, for leaders in so-called sanctuary cities.
Border Patrol Agents Accused of Sabotaging Water, Supplies for Migrants
Border Patrol agents routinely sabotage containers of water and other supplies placed in the Arizona desert to save the lives of thirsty migrants overcome by heat exhaustion and dehydration, according to two humanitarian groups.