A letter representing nearly 2,000 Justice Department employees urged agency leaders to take stronger measures to protect career staff from escalating threats of political violence as the election approaches.
A former high-ranking FBI official warned Wednesday of violence from Donald Trump supporters after some of them issued threats against the prosecutor and grand jury that indicted the former president in Georgia.
By Allan Lengel Federal authorities continue to chalk up victories in the Jan. 6 cases. On Monday, four members of the Oath Keepers were found guilty in U.S. District Court in D.C. of charges including seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to prevent members of Congress…
Border Patrol Chief Paul Ortiz said his agency won’t be deterred by a spate of attacks targeting agents at the border.
The FBI has been unable to keep pace with the surge in firearms sales and failed to finish more than 316,000 background checks in the first nine months of 2020.
A Secret Service study concluded that school shootings are preventable if officials pay attention to warning signs.
The FBI is investigating President Trump supporters who incited violence and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, causing federal lawmakers and employees to flee.
By Steve Neavling The FBI said Thursday that it had thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ahead of the presidential election, leading to charges against 13 men who are accused of planing to attack law enforcement, overthrow the government and instigate a civil war. The extraordinary plot involved months of planning that…
