Republicans Threaten to End FBI’s Use of Controversial Surveillance Tool
Republican angry with the FBI could help end the bureau’s use of a controversial surveillance tool used to gather phone calls and text messages of foreign targets overseas.
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Some Republicans Urge Colleagues to Tone Down Rhetoric Against DOJ, FBI
GOP efforts to defund federal law enforcement agencies is similar to the Democrats’ calls to “defund the police,” fellow Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.
House GOP Votes to Overturn ATF’s New Pistol Brace Ban
House Republicans passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at overturning ATF’s new rule classifying pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles.
Former FBI Agent May Have Lied Under Oath During ‘Weaponization’ Hearing Before Congress
A former FBI agent cast as a whistleblower may have lied under oath while testifying before a congressional panel investigating what Republicans claim is the “weaponization” of the federal government against conservatives
FBI Refuses to Disclose Record That Some Republicans Claim Will Show Biden Was Involved in Illegal Activity
The FBI on Wednesday declined a request from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to provide an internal law enforcement document that some Republicans claim will show President Biden was involved in an illegal scheme when he was vice president.
Rep. George Santos Indicted on Federal Charges by DOJ
U.S. Rep. George Santos, the scandal-plagued New York Republican who fabricated most of his background, has been indicted on federal charges, according to multiple reports.
4 Oath Keeper Members Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Obstruct Congress
Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted of conspiring to obstruct the work of Congress on Monday for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol.
Republicans Slam FBI in First Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Weaponization’ of the Federal Government
Two former FBI agents accused the bureau of increased politicization during the first hearing Thursday of a U.S. House subcommittee examining the so-called weaponization of the federal government.