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  • comeyLaw

    James Comey indicted over posting allegedly threatening photo of seashells on social media, source says

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others
  • Torrance, CA – April 25, 2026: Media in front of a house connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in Torrance, CA on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Robbin Goddard / Los Angeles Times.Politics

    The suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting referred to himself as a ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ and railed against Trump policies

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was likely targeting Trump and top officials after traveling by train to D.C., Blanche says

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • FILE – The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Law

    The FBI is easing hiring requirements and turning to social media to attract applicants to rebuild workforce depleted by firings and resignations

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Trump at podium with bondi watchingPolitics

    Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general

    By The Associated Press, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dinning Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.Cybersecurity

    Pro-Iranian hackers claim they breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email as Trump administration offers $10 million reward

    By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, July 24, 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led agency after 9/11 and investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81

    By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
  • Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard with TrumpPolitics

    Tulsi Gabbard won’t say whether she warned Trump that Iran could block the Strait of Hormuz

    By The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, and others
  • FBI Director Kash Patel takes part in a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)Politics

    U.S. faces elevated terrorism threats amid cuts at FBI and DOJ. ‘So much experience has been decimated from the ranks’

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • An Austin police officer guards the scene on West 6th Street at West Avenue after a shooting, Sunday March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)Politics

    Suspect in Texas shooting that FBI is investigating as potential terrorism wore ‘Property of Allah’ clothing and Iranian flag emblem

    By Jack Myer, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Rescue workers and military personnel survey the scene of a direct hit a day after an Iranian missile struck in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Politics

    Iran will pick a new supreme leader in ‘one or two days’ as retaliation attacks spread to more targets after Khamenei’s death

    By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, and others
  • khameneiPolitics

    Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms

    By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, and others
  • epstein

    Inconvenient fact about the Epstein files: they’re missing Trump mentions that have appeared in the press

    By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
  • bondiLaw

    Pam Bondi’s Epstein testimony devolves into name calling as she sweeps her own past behavior under the rug

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others
  • FILE – Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)Politics

    Latest Epstein files detail contact with Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon and Goldman Sachs lawyer

    By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak, and others