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US FBI chief calls for 'al Qaeda' treatment for drug traffickers

"We must treat them like the al-Qaeda of the world," says FBI chief Patel.

Detained Venezuelans Depart From El Salvador To Caracas As Part Of Exchange Agreement With The US
 PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 13: Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

FBI Director Kash Patel faces scrutiny for inaccurately saying Kirk killer had been caught

An image of the main suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

FBI reveals photo of main suspect in Charlie Kirk murder, asks for public help to ID

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi swears in the new Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins holds the Bhagavad Gita in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Kash Patel's girlfriend sues podcaster for alleging she is a 'honeypot' Mossad agent


FBI searches former Trump adviser Bolton's home, source says

Trump previously stripped Bolton of protective Secret Service detail that had been assigned after the US Justice Department said Iran had threatened his life. 

 John Bolton.

FBI warns of Russian hacks targeting US critical infrastructure

Hackers associated with Russia's FSB are grabbing "device configuration information" to give to the Kremlin.

Russian hacking underground newsletter is seen in this illustration taken December 19, 2022

Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting students because they were Jewish

Timur Mamatov, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting two Jewish OSU students in a hate crime that left both hospitalized with serious injuries, the DOJ said Friday.

Timur Mamatov, 20, pled guilty to assulting OSU students because of their Jewish identity.

FBI returns a 500-year-old Cortés document to Mexico

Archivists discovered 15 pages missing in 1993; agents traced one to the United States, seized it at an undisclosed location, and said no one will face charges.

The Cortez manuscript.

Leader of Terrorgram Collective pleads guilty to terrorism, hate crime charges

Charges range from soliciting hate crimes to orchestrating the murders of federal officials and working to support various terrorists with material goods.

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.

US Army soldier accused of attempting to share tank information with Russia

An active duty soldier in Texas is facing two federal charges accusing him of attempting to transmit national defense information and export controlled technical data without a license.

US Army soldier

House oversight panel subpoenas DOJ for Epstein files, former officials for depositions

US President Donald Trump accused former President Obama of "treason" in July, without providing evidence, of leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 campaign.

 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

Israel Police, with FBI's help, collect testimony from Chaim Rotter victim in US

Rotter's arrest has been consistently extended, and several others who are close to him were apprehended for questioning as well. 

 Chaim Rotter arrives to a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025

Trump says he spoke to FBI's Bongino amid Epstein uproar

The FBI and Justice Department stated in a joint memo that there is no evidence supporting conspiracy theories about Epstein's death and his alleged clientele.

 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks with the media after attending the FIFA Club World Cup final upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S, July 13, 2025.

Former CIA, FBI directors under FBI criminal investigation over Trump-Russia probe conduct

CIA Director John Ratcliffe informed FBI Director Kash Patel of evidence linking Brennan to some wrongdoing for a potential prosecution, the sources said.

 An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt.

Trump’s DOJ shuts down Epstein theories, declares death suicide

The US Justice Department is struggling to answer questions after determining that there was no evidence to support theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death or his client list.

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.