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September 16, 2020

Rep. Andy Biggs to hold special order on House floor to find out who's been funding recent riots

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., plans to hold a special order on the House floor Wednesday to allow several congressional members to speak, about recent rioting in the U.S. and the possible sources of funding behind them. 

September 15, 2020

Shooting outside Phoenix US court wounds federal officer

A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person was later taken into custody, authorities said.

September 15, 2020

NY released MS-13 gang member facing federal murder charge

Bumbling state prison officials put a reputed MS-13 gang member back on the streets — even though the feds ordered him held on a murder charge that carries the death penalty, The Post has learned.

September 11, 2020

Top aide to US Attorney John Durham resigns from DOJ amid probe into Russia investigation

A top aide to US Attorney John Durham, who is probing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, has resigned from the Department of Justice, Fox News has confirmed.

September 10, 2020

Connecticut police chief resigns, faces federal charges of rigging his hiring

A Connecticut police chief and the acting personnel director of Bridgeport were federally charged Thursday with scheming to rig the hiring search for the city's top cop and then lying to FBI agents about it, according to a federal complaint. 

September 8, 2020

Ex-FBI informant in 1993 Islamic terror cell says they would pray for God to ‘enhance the explosion’ of their bombs

A former FBI informant who was embedded in an Islamic jihadic terror cell in New York City following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing said they constantly prayed to God to enhance the potency of their bombs in their upcoming attacks.

September 8, 2020

Trump's top advisers wanted him to fire Comey early on: book

Top advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and transition team urged him to fire former FBI Director James Comey, but Trump himself wanted to give Comey a chance despite his own reservations about the top cop, a new book claims.

September 8, 2020

Peter Strzok book claims IG Horowitz changed report on Clinton email probe at last second

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, in his memoir released Tuesday, accused Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz of changing his report on the Hillary Clinton email investigation from a draft that largely was supportive of how Stzork handled himself to the more critical final product after the DOJ and possibly the White House had seen the draft. 

September 7, 2020

National security surveillance court finds FBI regularly does not follow rules

The top United States federal court that oversees national security surveillance has found that the FBI regularly does not follow rules meant to protect the privacy of the American people. 

September 6, 2020

Peter Strzok says mistakes in FISA applications were due to agents being 'overworked'

The former FBI agent who played a major role early on in the Russia investigation has spoken out in defense of his former employer and said the shortcomings laid out in a government watchdog report were due to agents being “overworked.”