$1.75 Billion in Funding for New FBI Headquarters Is Added to Coronavirus Relief Bill
Funding for the long-delayed construction of a new FBI headquarters is tucked inside a coronavirus relief bill.
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Time to Finally Confirm Trump’s Pick to Lead ATF, Say Top Law Enforcement Organizations
President Trump’s pick to lead the ATF has been derailed by Republicans who are uneasy about his previous statements on gun control.
Ex-FBI Director Comey Reaches Deal to Meet Privately with GOP-Controlled House Committee
Former FBI Director James Comey has made a deal with Republicans to testify privately before the House Judiciary Committee after threatening to block a subpoena to appear.
GOP Operative Accused of Offering Money for False Claims Against Mueller
Right-wing operative Jack Burkman and a shady intelligence firm are accused of offering to pay women to falsely accused special counsel Robert Mueller of sexual misconduct.
What to Expect from Weeklong FBI Probe into Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh
Whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh makes it to the nation’s highest court may come down to a one-week FBI investigation.
Republicans Balk at Bill to Protect Russia Investigation As Trump Meets with Rosenstein
The fate of the special counsel’s Russia investigation hangs in the balance as President Trump decides today whether to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who supervises the federal probe.
Comey, A Long-time Republican, Urges People to Vote for Democrats; Blasts Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI Director James Comey is stepping outside his box. Comey, who had been registered as a Republican most of his life, urged “all who believe in this country’s values” to vote for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections, CNN reports. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Comey called the Republican-held Congress…
White House Rebuffs Concerns About Access to Info About FBI Informants
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Is transparency best in this case or simply dangerous? Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times reports: The White House has rebuffed concerns among American intelligence and law enforcement officials and ordered that more lawmakers be given access to classified information about an informant the F.B.I. used in 2016 to investigate…