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POLITICS 05/23/2018 01:41 pm ET The top Democratic leaders warned a Republicans-only meeting would set a bad precedent for the Justice Department. By Igor Bobic WASHINGTON ― Top Democrats on Wednesday urged the Justice Department to scrap a classified briefing with top House Republicans regarding sensitive documents that the GOP lawmakers had requested about the Russia investigation, but said if the meeting was to go forward on Thursday, it ought to include lawmakers of both parties. Justice Department officials invited Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), chairman of the House intelligence committee, and committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to review information about an FBI informant who reportedly attempted to make contact with Donald Trump’s campaign advisers prior to the 2016 election. The FBI had received evidence that the advisers had suspicious contacts linked to Russia. Last week President Trump accused the FBI of “spying” … [Read more...] about Democrats Push To Be Included In Classified Briefing On FBI Informant

POLITICS 11/13/2018 10:01 am ET Updated 1 minute ago Two-thirds of the year’s victims were targeted for their race, ethnicity or ancestry, the report shows. By Andy Campbell The number of hate crimes reported to the FBI increased 17 percent in 2017 from the previous year, according to an annual report by the agency. Authorities reported 7,175 hate crimes to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016, according to the report, released on Tuesday. Two-thirds of the year’s victims were targeted for their race, ethnicity or ancestry, the report shows. Half of those crimes were borne of what the report calls “anti-black bias.” Sexual orientation and religion also were factors, and attacks on Jews accounted for nearly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes. The numbers show that the number of law enforcement agencies reporting hate crimes also rose in 2017. About 1,000 additional agencies contributed information … [Read more...] about Reported U.S. Hate Crimes Up 17 Percent In 2017: FBI Report

Federal authorities in charge of national security told Breitbart News this week there are no specific or credible threats around the Thanksgiving holiday, but they urged Americans to remain vigilant as an unprecedented number of people take to the road and sky for the celebrations. In statements to Breitbart News, both the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reassured nervous Americans that America’s security services are ready to deal with terrorist threats.McLaurine Klingler, a spokeswoman for DHS, noted that federal authorities treat high-profile events that attract a large number of visitors, such as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, “as potentially vulnerable targets and with a higher level of sensitivity and attention,” adding: DHS works diligently with our federal, state, and local partners to identify and mitigate any threats to the homeland throughout the entire year … The men and women of DHS work closely … [Read more...] about FBI: No ‘Credible Threats’ as U.S. Begins Thanksgiving Holiday

Watch as Solicitor Dan Johnson confronts his ex-wife with an FBI agent Apr 05, 2018 Video released by the State Law Enforcement Division shows 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson filming his 2011 encounter with his ex-wife, Kana Rahman Johnson, and an FBI agent in a restaurant parking lot. State Law Enforcement Division Ashlen Renner … [Read more...] about Watch as Solicitor Dan Johnson confronts his ex-wife with an FBI agent

Last Updated Oct 27, 2017 9:00 AM EDT Newly released FBI files about the assassination of John F. Kennedy are shedding new light on shooter Lee Harvey Oswald and the bureau chief's efforts to quell conspiracy theories about the fatal shooting of the nation's 35th president.In the chaotic aftermath of the assassination, followed two days later by the murder of Oswald while in police custody, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover vented his frustration in a formerly secret report found in the files. It opened: "There is nothing further on the Oswald case except that he is dead."But, reflecting on Oswald less than an hour after he died, Hoover already sensed theories would form about a conspiracy broader than the lone assassin."The thing I am concerned about, and so is (deputy attorney general) Mr. Katzenbach, is having something issued so we can convince the public that Oswald is the real assassin," he said.Inside the JFK assassination files -- live updatesHe also reported: "Last night we … [Read more...] about JFK assassination files: Hoover said FBI must “convince the public” Oswald acted alone