Trump Fires FBI Chief James Comey
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the administration says. The White House shocked Washington by announcing...
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New Zealand Man Admits Comey Death Threats
A New Zealand man has admitted making online death threats to former FBI director James Comey when he visited the South Pacific nation for an intelligence conference last month, reports said...
FBI Director James Comey ‘terminated’ By Trump
US President Donald Trump has dismissed the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey. "Today, President Donald J Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been...
Trump Fires FBI Director Comey
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the shock decision to fire his FBI director James Comey, the man who leads the agency charged with investigating his campaign's ties with Russia. The...
Dotcom Urges Kiwi Cops To Go After FBI Chief
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has launched a bold, though probably doomed, bid to have FBI director James Comey grilled by New Zealand police while visiting the South Pacific nation for a security...
FBI Used Dossier Allegations To Bolster Trump
The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald Trump's campaign as part of the justification to win approval to secretly monitor a Trump associate, according to US...
US Diplomat Arrested Over Contacts With Chinese Spies
A US diplomat who allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from Chinese intelligence agents was charged Wednesday with lying to investigators over those contacts. The Department...
Probe Into Trump-Russia Links Likely To Continue
No smoking gun was unearthed at Monday's U. S. Congressional hearing on alleged Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. presidential race, but the probe is likely to continue, experts said. U.S. Federal Bureau...
FBI and CIA Launch Criminal Investigation Into ‘malware Leaks’
US federal agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the public release of documents said to detail CIA hacking tools, US officials say. They told US media that the FBI and CIA were...
FBI Chief Comey ‘rejects’ Allegation
FBI director James Comey has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of his phone before he was elected US president, US media say. Mr Comey reportedly...
Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks
Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn. The heads of the House Oversight and Judiciary...
Flynn Resignation: Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks
Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn. The heads of the House Oversight and Judiciary...
Trump Given Unverified Reports That Russia Had Damaging Details About Him
Classified documents that the heads of four U. S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising...
Russia Hacked Republican State Campaigns But Not Trump’s
Russia hacked into Republican state political campaigns and old email domains of the Republican National Committee but there is no evidence it successfully penetrated President-elect Donald Trump's...
US To Retaliate Against Russia Over Election Meddling
The actions are expected to include expanded sanctions and diplomatic measures, the officials said, in what the administration deems a proportional response to a Russian operation that went beyond...
Feds Warn of ISIS Threats To Churches, Holiday Events
The bulletin was issued out of an abundance of caution Federal authorities warned Friday that ISIS sympathizers "continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday gatherings, including targeting...
FBI Examining Fake Documents Targeting Clinton Campaign
The FBI and U. S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been...
The Clintons Are A ‘crime Family’
A high-ranking FBI official talked of La Cosa Clinton Sunday — as he placed the Democratic political family in the same category as the Gambinos, Colombos and Lucheses. “The Clintons, that’s a...
FBI Chief May Have Broken Law, Says Top Democrat
The Democratic leader in the US Senate says the head of the FBI may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary Clinton. Harry Reid accused FBI...
FBI Had Clinton’s New Emails Weeks Ago
The FBI stumbled upon a trove of emails from one of Hillary Clinton's top aides weeks ago, law enforcement officials told CNN Sunday. But FBI Director James Comey didn't disclose the discovery until...