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![Border Patrol Agent’s Death Remains a Mystery a Month Later](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rogelio-martinez-via-facebook.jpg)
Border Patrol Agent’s Death Remains a Mystery a Month Later
The troubling, mysterious death of a Border Patrol agent and the serious injuries of his partner have remained unsolved a month after Agent Rogelio “Roger” Martinez was found dead near Van Horn, Texas.
![Right-Wing Suggests FBI Is Planning to Dethrone Trump](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fbigunbadge.jpeg)
Right-Wing Suggests FBI Is Planning to Dethrone Trump
The campaign to discredit the special counsel investigation into potential ties between Donald Trump’s presidency and Russia has intensified as the probe reaches the president’s inner circle.
![Judge Rules Against FBI in Reporter-Impersonation Case](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cyberattack-hackers-fbi.jpeg)
Judge Rules Against FBI in Reporter-Impersonation Case
The FBI incensed news organizations after reporters discovered the bureau used special agents to impersonate a journalist to help capture a suspect in a string of anonymous bomb threats in 2007 by creating fake news.
![Trump, Attorneys Are Optimistic Mueller Will Exonerate President](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/trump-white-house-photo.jpg)
Trump, Attorneys Are Optimistic Mueller Will Exonerate President
Just days before meeting with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office later this week, Trump’s attorneys are reportedly optimistic that the president is on the verge of being exonerated.
![Tough on Border Rhetoric, Trump Leaves Top Homeland Security Posts Vacant](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/elaine-duke-and-donald-trump.jpg)
Tough on Border Rhetoric, Trump Leaves Top Homeland Security Posts Vacant
President Trump talks big abound securing the nation’s borders and thwarting terrorist attacks, yet he’s left dozens of top Homeland Security jobs unfilled since taking office in January, “hallowing out the massive agency,” Quartz reports.
![FBI Warned Trump That Russian Spies, Hackers Would Target Campaign](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/iStock_000004364254XSmall.jpg)
FBI Warned Trump That Russian Spies, Hackers Would Target Campaign
Just weeks after Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in July 2016, top FBI officials warned him that Russia and other foreign adversaries likely would spy on and even infiltrate his campaign.
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DEA: Biggest Opioid Distribution in U.S. History ‘Hijacked’ by Federal Lawyers
A painstaking, two-year investigation into the biggest opioid distribution case in U.S. history yielded what investigators said was solid evidence that the company had failed to report suspicious orders of highly addictive painkillers.
![Border Arrests Surge Amid Trump’s Pledge to Decrease Illegal Crossings](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/border-patrol-photo-from-border-patrol.jpg)
Border Arrests Surge Amid Trump’s Pledge to Decrease Illegal Crossings
President Trump’s pledge to prevent undocumented immigrants out of the U.S. has hit a major snag as arrests surge along the Southwest border.