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December 12, 2018

Flynn's lawyers say his lie to FBI 'uncharacteristic'

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn are asking a judge to spare him prison ...

December 12, 2018

A primer on the ongoing Trump-Russia investigation

President Donald Trump is facing escalating criminal investigations in Washington and New York that are examining not only ...

December 09, 2018

Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans

The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on ...

December 08, 2018

The Latest: White House says court filings show nothing new

The Latest on the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local): 7:20 p.m. The White House says new court filings ...

December 08, 2018

The Latest: Manafort testified before grand jury twice

The Latest on the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Court documents say former Trump ...

December 05, 2018

The Latest: Special counsel notes Flynn's cooperation

The Latest on former national security adviser Michael Flynn (all times local): 8:40 p.m. The special counsel's office is ...

November 30, 2018

FBI database to track deadly encounters with police

The federal government is launching a national database that will track when law enforcement officers use deadly force, ...

November 22, 2018

Comey resists closed-door Congress interview on FBI actions

Former FBI chief James Comey said Thursday he will resist a subpoena to appear before a congressional committee Dec. 3 unless ...

November 22, 2018

Inside Trump's refusal to testify in the Mueller probe

The date had been picked, the location too, and the plan was penciled in: President Donald Trump would be whisked from the ...

November 13, 2018

FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017

Hate crimes across the United States spiked 17 percent in 2017 — marking a rise for the third straight year — with a 37 ...

November 02, 2018

Official: Discipline issues led to Whitey Bulger's transfer

Disciplinary issues prompted the transfer of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to the federal prison where he was beaten to ...

October 31, 2018

Mueller refers plot to make false claims about him to FBI

Robert Mueller's office has referred to the FBI allegations that women were "offered money to make false claims" about the ...

October 29, 2018

FBI had plenty of clues on pipe bomb suspect

In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his ...

October 28, 2018

Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in

In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his ...

October 27, 2018

The Latest: Florida man accused of sending mail bombs

The Latest on pipe bombs sent to prominent critics of President Donald Trump (all times local): 10 p.m. Federal authorities ...

October 26, 2018

Papadopoulos wants immunity to testify before Senate

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, is ...

October 26, 2018

Papadopoulos wraps up lengthy interview with House panels

George Papadopoulos made his first appearance Thursday before congressional investigators, part of an effort to clear his ...

October 10, 2018

Limo driver's family believes he was given an unsafe vehicle

Relatives of the limousine driver involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York said Tuesday they believe he ...

October 05, 2018

The Latest: Grassley releases list of 10 interviewed by FBI

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 1 a.m. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee ...