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Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
6 hours ago

Trump's new budget turns the FBI into the gender police

The Trump administration's budget proposal seeks to increase counterterrorism funding targeting domestic terrorism, including gender extremism and leftist ideologies.
SF politics
fromAxios
4 hours ago

Congress reaches the breaking point on its ethics crisis

Lawmakers are frustrated with the slow pace of the Ethics panel and are considering forcing expulsion votes.
#ice
fromTruthout
2 months ago
US politics

6 in 10 Americans Say They're Skeptical of Fed Inquiry Into ICE Agent's Killing of Renee Good

NYC parents
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
fromTruthout
2 months ago
US politics

6 in 10 Americans Say They're Skeptical of Fed Inquiry Into ICE Agent's Killing of Renee Good

#fbi
fromTechCrunch
9 hours ago
Information security

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims | TechCrunch

US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump cases sue agency and DoJ over firings

Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for their work on Trump-related investigations, seeking to represent others fired for political reasons.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The FBI: Now, with 48% More Domestic Surveillance ... but No Banksters

FBI reoriented toward intelligence and surveillance, prioritizing terrorism and national security threats over white-collar crime and expanding domestic surveillance capacity.
fromTechCrunch
9 hours ago
Information security

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims | TechCrunch

Privacy professionals
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Breach of FBI Surveillance System Considered a "Major Incident," Security Experts Weigh In

FBI confirms major breach of surveillance system, exposing sensitive data and potentially revealing criminal probes and surveillance targets.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump cases sue agency and DoJ over firings

Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for their work on Trump-related investigations, seeking to represent others fired for political reasons.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 days ago

Powerful surveillance program faces obstacles as renewal deadline looms

Section 702's reauthorization faces political challenges despite its perceived effectiveness in national security and support from the White House.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Riverside cop seemingly on dating app amid standoff sparks investigation

A Riverside County deputy was seen using a dating app during a standoff with a grand theft suspect, prompting an internal investigation.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

Judge renews procedures for 702 surveillance program that could soon lapse

The Trump administration's surveillance program under Section 702 was renewed, but concerns were raised about data filtering tools used by intelligence agencies.
#dhs
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

DHS drops investigation into former acting CISA chief's failed polygraph exam

DHS closed an investigation into CISA staff who arranged a polygraph for the former acting director, clearing them of wrongdoing.
fromemptywheel
2 months ago
US politics

DOJ Continues to Let DHS Pick and Choose Screen Shots Pertaining to Their Assaults - emptywheel

SF politics
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

DHS drops investigation into former acting CISA chief's failed polygraph exam

DHS closed an investigation into CISA staff who arranged a polygraph for the former acting director, clearing them of wrongdoing.
fromemptywheel
2 months ago
US politics

DOJ Continues to Let DHS Pick and Choose Screen Shots Pertaining to Their Assaults - emptywheel

fromPadailypost
5 days ago

New police chief likes being the good guy

Reifschneider said he tries to think about a moment when he helped someone, even if it's something mundane like pulling up behind a driver who ran out of gas. He's encouraged his fellow police officers to also reflect on a good deed.
Mission District
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Months after the ICE shootings in Minnesota, a federal probe remains elusive

Federal investigations into three shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis are stagnant, with little cooperation from federal authorities.
US politics
fromJezebel
3 days ago

A Secret Grand Jury Is Seeking the Identity of a Reddit User Who Criticized ICE

The Trump administration is using a grand jury inquiry to unmask anonymous online dissenters, threatening Reddit for user data on a critic of ICE.
SF politics
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Congress can finally close a mass surveillance loophole - but will they?

Section 702 of FISA, allowing warrantless surveillance, faces potential reform as it is set to expire, amid bipartisan concerns over its misuse.
#fraud
fromBoston.com
5 days ago
California

Former Mass. police chief charged with committing fraud while leading department

A former police chief was indicted on fraud charges related to false reimbursement claims and larceny exceeding $1200.
fromemptywheel
3 days ago
US politics

The Fraud behind Trump's Fraud Task Force - emptywheel

The Department of Justice is intensifying efforts to combat fraud, with over 8,000 cases currently underway and significant recent convictions.
US politics
fromemptywheel
3 days ago

The Fraud behind Trump's Fraud Task Force - emptywheel

The Department of Justice is intensifying efforts to combat fraud, with over 8,000 cases currently underway and significant recent convictions.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Government official impersonation scam complaints doubled in 2025, FBI report shows

Complaints of government impersonation scams nearly doubled from 2024 to 2025, resulting in approximately $800 million in losses.
US news
fromWIRED
4 days ago

The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good's Killing

Federal agencies failed to communicate effectively during investigations, leading to a lawsuit for access to evidence in police shootings.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

DOJ Says Laws Congress Passed to Prevent Another Nixon Don't Apply to Trump

Trump's DOJ claims presidential records don't need public sharing, undermining the Presidential Records Act and allowing potential misuse of documents.
#robert-mueller
#eric-swalwell
SF politics
fromRaw Story
2 weeks ago

FBI director Kash Patel hit with legal action for move to dig up dirt on Dem

Rep. Eric Swalwell has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the FBI regarding potential release of files related to a suspected Chinese spy.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to F.B.I. Over Case Files

Lawyers for Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to the F.B.I. to block the release of files from a past investigation into his ties to a Chinese spy.
SF politics
fromRaw Story
2 weeks ago

FBI director Kash Patel hit with legal action for move to dig up dirt on Dem

Rep. Eric Swalwell has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the FBI regarding potential release of files related to a suspected Chinese spy.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to F.B.I. Over Case Files

Lawyers for Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to the F.B.I. to block the release of files from a past investigation into his ties to a Chinese spy.
fromFortune
4 days ago

'This utter lack of communication and consultation flies in the face of federal law': states push against immigration detention plans | Fortune

ICE purchased a 418,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, for $70 million, with plans for a processing site capable of handling 1,000 to 1,500 immigrants daily.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Bill Gates will testify in the Epstein probe; Pam Bondi testimony postponed

Bill Gates will testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation, denying knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Praised Cops for Stopping' Epstein and Urged Them to Focus on Evil' Ghislaine Maxwell in Unearthed FBI Document

US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

'Bags' of Docs Destroyed at Jail Days After Epstein Death

FBI agents received reports of documents being shredded at the Metropolitan Correctional Center shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's death.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Praised Cops for Stopping' Epstein and Urged Them to Focus on Evil' Ghislaine Maxwell in Unearthed FBI Document

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

This Is Nuts': Trump's Deputy AG Roasted For Bragging About Purging DOJ And FBI

Loyalty to the president is emphasized by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, rejecting partisan actors in the DOJ and FBI.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says | TechCrunch

An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI's field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau's investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Reuters. The hack took advantage of a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI's New York Field Office that was left inadvertently vulnerable by an FBI special agent working on the case.
Privacy professionals
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

FBI is probing 'suspicious' breach into bureau networks

The FBI is investigating suspicious activities on its networks, potentially involving systems used for court-ordered wiretapping requests.
#cybersecurity-breach
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Foreign hacker reportedly breached FBI servers holding Epstein files in 2023

A foreign hacker compromised FBI files on Jeffrey Epstein during a 2023 break-in at the New York field office, revealing the high intelligence value of materials containing connections to prominent political and business figures.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Foreign hacker reportedly breached FBI servers holding Epstein files in 2023

A foreign hacker compromised FBI files on Jeffrey Epstein during a 2023 break-in at the New York field office, revealing the high intelligence value of materials containing connections to prominent political and business figures.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 month ago

FBI investigating breach that reportedly hit wiretapping net

The FBI is investigating a breach of its wiretapping and surveillance systems, while Europol dismantled major cybercrime platforms including a phishing service and stolen data marketplace.
#immigration-enforcement
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
US politics

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

Independent journalist Karl Loftus interviews anonymous DHS immigration enforcement agents through his project 'Confessions of an ICE Agent,' providing rare insight into officers' perspectives during Trump's immigration enforcement surge.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago
US politics

The system sucks. This job sucks': ICE lawyer admits to judge that agency is violating court orders

Federal immigration enforcement has repeatedly violated court orders, causing wrongful detentions and exposing systemic failures and internal exhaustion within the government.
US politics
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

Independent journalist Karl Loftus interviews anonymous DHS immigration enforcement agents through his project 'Confessions of an ICE Agent,' providing rare insight into officers' perspectives during Trump's immigration enforcement surge.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Senior police praised undercover officer who lied to court about identity, papers at spycops inquiry show

Senior police authorised undercover officers to lie in court, concealing identities and prejudicing activists' fair-trial rights, prompting overturned convictions and a public inquiry.
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

FBI Investigates Suspicious Activity in Surveillance Platform

The FBI is investigating suspicious cyber activity on systems managing surveillance and wiretap warrants, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in sensitive law enforcement infrastructure.
Law
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

DOJ Inspector General Investigating DEA's Use of Parallel Construction under Hemisphere

DOJ OIG investigates DEA use of administrative subpoenas, focusing on Hemisphere's bulk phone records, geolocation collection, and use of parallel construction to conceal methods.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Accountability In An Age Of Unaccountability - Above the Law

Legal system turmoil: arrests, Epstein file fallout, judicial misconduct, and mounting ethical breaches requiring disbarment of dishonest administration lawyers.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Turns out most cybercriminals are old enough to know better

Middle-aged adults aged 35-44 comprise 37% of cybercrime arrests, with 25-44 year-olds accounting for nearly 60% of cases, contradicting the teenage hacker stereotype.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Jesse Watters Questions Why the FBI Is Being So Vague' In Guthrie Case

Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven't heard anything directly, said Camron. We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first, we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you, and we are waiting for contact.
US news
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

How the FBI might have gotten inaccessible camera footage from Nancy Guthrie's house

FBI recovered Nest doorbell footage showing a masked person; recovery appears to involve backend residual data and may be affected by tampering or subscription status.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Purpose-Built or Perilous: Congress Faces a Critical FBI Headquarters Decision

The FBI headquarters relocation must prioritize employee safety and data security over cost, requiring a new facility meeting Level V security standards rather than retrofitting the vulnerable Reagan Building.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months ago

ICE Agents Are 'Doxing' Themselves

ICE List claims a leaked database of nearly 4,500 DHS employees but mainly aggregates publicly posted information, includes inaccuracies, and operates as a crowdsourced wiki.
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Justice Department Is Skipping Out on Epstein Accountability

Over in the U.K., law-enforcement officials have arrested former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and former ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson. (Technically, both have been arrested but not yet formally charged, under a wrinkle in British legal procedure.) The putative defendants reportedly face potential charges of "misconduct in public office" for allegedly providing confidential government documents, including sensitive financial information about investment opportunities, to Epstein.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Why Trump Put a Clown In Charge of the FBI

FBI director Kash Patel posted on X on Sunday night...referring to viral footage of himself - apparently drunk or well on his way to becoming so - partaking in booze-soaked festivities in Milan following the men's Olympic hockey final, which the U.S. won against Canada 2-1. Even on a less eventful weekend, the sight of America's most powerful domestic-law-enforcement official chugging from a bottle of beer, screaming at the top of his lungs, and showering players with the remainder of his foamy beverage might raise doubts about the state of public safety.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

FBI Spox Rages About Kash Patel's Leisure-Packed Schedule Getting Leaked: A Criminal Act' That Will Not Be Taken Lightly'

FBI Director Kash Patel's leaked Olympics schedule, obtained by The New York Times, shows his weekend in Italy included more leisure activities than official business, prompting scrutiny over taxpayer-funded resource use and triggering an FBI investigation into the leak as a criminal act.
fromJezebel
2 months ago

The Director of the FBI Cannot Stop Tweeting About Its Investigations

By this point I think you're all sadly familiar with Kash Patel, the former host of a MAGA podcast and current director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He's the guy accused of abusing the FBI's $60 million jet to go on dates with his 27-year-old country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, and has a bad habit of running to Twitter to clout-post while federal investigations are still underway.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

FBI Agent Quits After Trump DOJ Blocked Probe Into Agent Who Killed Renee Good

FBI supervisor Tracee Mergen resigned after Washington leadership pressured her to drop a civil-rights inquiry into ICE agent Jonathan Ross over Renee Good's killing.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

FBI gathered intelligence on reporters, religious orgs using 'assessment' authority, watchdog report says

FBI assessments examined over 1,000 journalists, religious groups, politicians and others using intelligence tools without needing a criminal predicate or warrant-level evidence.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Jim Comey's Learned Helplessness about the Torture Report

The classified 6,000-page Senate Intelligence Committee report on detention and interrogation remains largely unread, limiting departmental learning from past interrogation mistakes.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

FBI Investigating Renee Good While Obstructing Probes Into ICE Killer

FBI investigators are looking into Renee Nicole Good's life and potential history of anti-ICE activism after her death, sources familiar with the situation have said, seemingly trying to retroactively justify her killing as they obstruct probes into her killer, ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Sources told The New York Times that it "seems increasingly unlikely" that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent will face criminal charges for his shooting and killing of Good.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

FBI Agent Who Sought Probe of Renee Good's Shooter Resigns After Pressure From Higher-Ups

An FBI supervisor resigned after being blocked from investigating an ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good, amid reported Justice Department pressure and internal obstruction.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Donald Trump criticizes DHS killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good: 'Should have not happened'

The fatal DHS shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good should not have happened; the operation commander was removed while immigration enforcement remained defended.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ's renewed interest in 2020 election

FBI Atlanta agent Paul W. Brown was removed after questioning renewed probes into Fulton County's 2020 election and refusing to execute certain searches and seizures.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the killing of Alex Pretti, with FBI leading the investigation | Fortune

"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Blanche said during a news conference.
US politics
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

'Emergency Jump Teams' Are DOJ's New Plan To Paper Over Its Self-Inflicted Crisis - Above the Law

The Department of Justice created "emergency jump teams" to rotate assistant U.S. attorneys into high-need offices amid severe staffing shortages and collapsing morale.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

DOJ Under Congressional Scrutiny After Improper Redactions in Epstein Files

DOJ failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, redacting mandated names while exposing survivors' identities and withholding millions of files.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Does the DOJ Even Know What Justice Means Anymore?

Federal investigators are probing a Minneapolis woman's activist connections while DOJ and the White House shift blame toward activists instead of federal agents.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Opinion | The President's Personal Spy Chief

Tulsi Gabbard, as director of national intelligence, is undermining the independence and credibility of U.S. intelligence through politicized actions involving the 2020 election.
US politics
fromEngadget
2 months ago

The Morning After: DOJ may face investigation over removal of ICE agent tracking apps

House Judiciary Committee requests DOJ communications with Apple and Google regarding removal of apps that shared sightings of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

The department is burning': Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump amNewYork

It became obvious to me in that moment that this was no longer the department that I signed up to serve, Edwards said Tuesday at a panel hosted by the New York City Bar Association.
US politics
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Surprise! DOJ IG's 1,403 Day Old Section 215 Investigation Had a Baby!

A DOJ OIG investigation into FBI use of Section 215, NSLs, and pen registers has been ongoing since 2010 and remains unresolved after 1,403 days.
US politics
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Federal judge who said he retired to fight Trump was reportedly subject of misconduct probe

A Boston-based federal judge resigned while under inquiry for allegedly creating a hostile work environment, with probable cause found but no further action after the resignation.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

DOJ Nixed Probe Into Renee Good's Killing After Trump Made False Claims - Report

Senior DOJ officials halted a Minnesota civil-rights probe into ICE agent Jonathan Ross's fatal shooting of Renee Good to protect the White House narrative.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The Scandal of Lying about "Thwarted" "Plots" Started 4 Years Ago

Only one or two U.S. terrorist plots were actually thwarted by the Section 215 call-detail dragnet; the widely cited figure of 54 is incorrect.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Jack Smith Will Not Save Us

I wouldn't have described former special counsel Jack Smith that way; maybe "depressed." But maybe that's projection. Smith has been defiantly asking House Republicans to let him testify publicly about his investigations and indictments of Donald Trump. On Thursday, rather unexpectedly, they allowed it. Also unexpectedly, he did not seem defiant. He seemed resigned to the futility of his cause, and the likelihood that he and his colleagues would continue to be persecuted, if not prosecuted, for their work.
US politics
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