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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the Heritage Foundation think tank on Oct. 19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

FBI conducts 'consensual' search on Mike Pence's Indiana home

3:57pm February 10, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home is being searched with consent from the former vice president's team. This comes after Pence reported classified documents in his possession.

President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

FBI searched Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document probe

3:40pm February 01, 2023

by Washington Desk

No documents with classified markings were found, though Biden's lawyer said "some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as vice president" were taken for further review.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left), and FBI Director Christopher Wray at the Department of Justice in Washington on Thursday.

National

FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group

3:57pm January 26, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

The FBI seal is displayed on a podium. A former FBI agent is facing several charges tied to his work with a Russian oligarch.

National

A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch

2:21pm January 23, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time while speaking Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

12:58pm January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid were also there to discuss threats to the U.S.

The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns

12:37pm November 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The FBI is concerned that the Chinese government could use TikTok to influence American users or control their devices. The company is working with the U.S. government towards a security agreement.

Hoboken Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Hoboken, N.J. The FBI says it has received credible information about a threat to synagogues in New Jersey.

National

The FBI warns of a 'broad' threat to synagogues in New Jersey

7:35pm November 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The alert was posted after officials discovered an online threat directed broadly at synagogues in New Jersey, a law enforcement official said.

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, pictured in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2018.

Politics & Government

Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?

7:43pm September 12, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The sides disagree on whether there should be a special master at all, and how the document review actually should work. Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg discusses their possible considerations.

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The FBI photographed documents marked "Top Secret" on the floor of former President Trump's office in Mar-a-Lago, Fla. The redacted image was included in a Justice Department filing.

Politics & Government

Dept. of Justice appeals special master review of classified documents seized by FBI

5:55pm September 08, 2022

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that would give a special master authority to review documents the FBI collected at Mar-a-Lago last month.

A view of the drumkit during The Monkees performance live on stage on June 1, 2016 in New York City. The last surviving member of the band, Micky Dolenz, sued the FBI in order to get any files on him or his late bandmates.

The Monkees' drummer wants the FBI to quit monkeying around and hand over files

5:30am September 03, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.