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Society of Former Agents of the FBI on Clemency for Leonard Peltier: ‘This Action is Truly an Affront to the Rule of Law’
The Society of Former Agents of the FBI is harshly criticizing President Joe Biden’s last minute clemency for Leonard Peltier ...
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Man Planned to Target Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary
A Pakistani citizen living in Canada has been charged with a federal crime for allegedly plotting an attack on a Jewish center in New York City on or around Oct. 7 in support of the Islamic State ...
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FBI’s New York Field Office Gets New Assistant Director in Charge
James E. Dennehy, who was serving as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark Field Office, is now the assistant director in charge of the bureau’s New York Field Office. Dennehy began working as a ...
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Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Block Special Counsel Report Release
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to prevent the release of a special counsel report detailing two completed investigations into him. The decision ...
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Running Covert Chinese Police Outpost in Manhattan
A man admitted in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday to secretly working on behalf of the Chinese government to operate an illicit police outpost in Lower Manhattan as part of Beijing’s efforts to ...
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AG Garland Defends DOJ Independence in Emotional Farewell Speech
Outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the integrity of the agency against accusations of political bias in a heartfelt farewell to Justice Department staff on Thursday. His remarks seemed ...
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Trump Pardons All Jan. 6 Defendants in Sweeping Clemency Order
Trump’s actions mark the culmination of a yearslong campaign to reframe the events of Jan. 6, when more than 100 police ...
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Leonard Peltier Granted Clemency After Nearly 50 Years in Prison
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to return home after spending nearly 50 years behind bars for the 1975 deaths of ...
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After Years of Debate, FBI Headquarters Is Moving to Maryland
The long wait appears to be over: The FBI headquarters is moving to Maryland. The Biden administration picked a vacant lot in Greenbelt, Md., to serve as the site for the sprawling, ...
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Book Excerpt: ‘Wise Guys and the White House — Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made’
Prohibition catalyzed the mob, and labor racketeering institutionalized American gangsterism. Still, something bigger allowed it to grow practically unchecked into the behemoth it became: the ...
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For the First Time Since 2020, Guns Seized at TSA Checkpoints Drop
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, the number of firearms intercepted at U.S. airport security checkpoints has declined. In 2024, the TSA stopped 6,678 firearms at ...
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FBI Headquarters Welcomes 2 New Leaders Appointed by Wray
FBI Director Christopher Wray appointed two leaders to key positions at the bureau’s headquarters. David G. Nanz, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Springfield Field Office in ...