The FBI’s push to relocate its headquarters to downtown Washington, D.C. cleared a major hurdle Thursday after a key Senate committee approved a funding shift that would scrap long-standing plans for a new suburban campus in Maryland.
A Minnesota man accused of killing a state lawmaker and her husband claimed in a handwritten letter to the FBI that he was acting on secret orders from the governor, federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday.
Federal law enforcement officials say Jeffrey Epstein hired private investigators to harass and intimidate FBI agents investigating him for sex crimes involving underage girls.
Former President Donald Trump said Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is doing well despite internal tensions over the Justice Department’s conclusion that there’s no evidence Jeffrey Epstein maintained a secret client list.
Since Kash Patel took over as FBI director, the bureau has dramatically ramped up its use of polygraph tests, often asking agents whether they’ve spoken negatively about Patel himself, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
A fight over the future home of the FBI’s headquarters derailed progress on a key Senate spending bill Thursday, adding uncertainty to lawmakers’ efforts to avoid a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline.
The FBI has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey.
The Justice Department and FBI under President Donald Trump concluded that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide and did not operate a blackmail scheme or keep a “client list.”
