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The Hill: Why Trump Needs to Appoint a New DEA Head to Combat Opioid Crisis
President Trump’s declaration of war against the opioid crisis is missing a critical weapon – the appointment of a new DEA administrator.
Funeral Held for Border Patrol Agent Whose Grisly Death Remains a Mystery
A Border Patrol agent was laid to rest Saturday following his mysterious death at the bottom of a culvert in the Texas desert.
FBI Fails to Warn Scores of U.S. Officials Who Were Targeted by Russian Hack
As Russian hackers tried to hack into the personal Gmail accounts of dozens of U.S. officials, the FBI failed to provide a warning despite having at least a year’s worth of evidence that they were being targeted by the Kremlin.
FBI: Background Checks for Guns Surge to Record High on Black Friday
Black Friday continues to break records for the number of requests for background checks for gun purchases.
FBI Allows Tens of Thousands of People with Outstanding Warrants to Buy Guns
The names of tens of thousands of people wanted by police have been purged from the FBI criminal background check database this year after the FBI narrowed its legal interpretation of “fugitives from justice.”
Judge Drops Child Pornography Case, Saying FBI Misrepresented Facts
A judge dismissed child pornography charges against a California doctor whose computer was searched following a repair by Best Buy’s Geek Squad because the FBI agent made “several false or misleading statements or omissions . . . with reckless disregard for the truth” in a search warrant affidavit, The Washington Post reports.
‘Big Trouble’ for Trump? Flynn’s Legal Team Stops Talking with President’s Lawyers
Revelations that lawyers for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn have stopped communicating with President Trump’s legal team over the special counsel investigation is a good indication that he’s cooperating or negotiating a deal, legal experts said.