11 h. ago ‘Patel needs to wake up’: FBI director shredded for dismantling agency’s spy hunting abilities

The Trump administration has reassigned thousands of agents to immigration cases over their usual work, alarming observers given the ongoing espionage threat from China and other U.S. adversaries

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20 h. ago Brown university shooting: hunt for suspect resumes after person of interest released – live updates

Authorities are searching for a gunman who killed two people and injured nine others at Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, on SaturdayThe FBI director, Kash Patel, said on Sunday that the FBI had activated its “cellular analysis survey team to provide critical geolocation capabilities” to aid with the investigation. “We have deployed local and national resources to process and reconstruct the shooting scene - providing HQ and Lab elements on scene” he said, adding that the agency said also “set up a digital media intake portal to ingest images and video from the public” related to the shooting. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Russia is ‘exporting chaos’, new head of Britain’s spy agency MI6 warns

In her first public remarks since taking office, Blaise Metreweli will also say that UK support for Ukraine is ‘enduring’

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3 d. ago Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems

A federal judge says the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director

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3 d. ago Trump's combative FBI leader in the firing line after Epstein files fiasco

Amid whispers of which Trump officials are on the chopping block, reports are circulating that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino could be the next to go.

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5 d. ago Tucker Carlson admits that he doesn’t have a ‘ton of confidence’ in the FBI or its director Kash Patel

Tucker Carlson said FBI Director Kash Patel’s chaotic handling of the Charlie Kirk assassination allowed for conspiracy theories around the shooting to flourish

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5 d. ago Can you solve the GCHQ Christmas puzzle? Answer these seven questions from the spy agency

The spy agency's "Chief Puzzler" said the notoriously tricky puzzles are designed to test "the same blend of skills our teams use every day to keep the country safe”

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6 d. ago Justice Department challenges court order limiting access to evidence in Comey investigation

The Justice Department has challenged a court order that complicated efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey by making a trove of evidence off-limits to prosecutors

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8 d. ago Judges deal setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey

A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey

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8 d. ago Judge blocks Trump prosecutors from accessing key evidence in Comey case

Government faces setback after judge said it likely violated Comey ally’s protections from unreasonable searchesA federal judge has temporarily blocked prosecutors from accessing materials from a key ally of James Comey on Saturday, making the already uphill criminal case against the former FBI director even more difficult.Daniel Richman, a Columbia University law school professor who has also represented Comey as an attorney, sued the government in November, saying that the government had unlawfully accessed materials from his computer as they charged Comey with lying to Congress. Richman is a close friend of Comey who worked at the FBI. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Hostile powers sending spies to west’s universities, says former security chief

Canadian expert David Vigneault warns of China’s ‘industrial-strength’ attempts to steal new technologiesHostile spy agencies are now as focused on infiltrating western universities and companies as they are on doing so to governments, according to the former head of Canada’s intelligence service.David Vigneault warned that a recent “industrial-scale” attempt by China to steal new technologies showed the need for increased vigilance from academics. Continue reading...

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1 week ago FBI’s Dan Bongino tries to distance himself from pipe bomb conspiracy theories after calling case ‘an inside job’

FBI deputy director admits he was ‘paid’ for his ‘opinions’ as a right-wing podcaster after suspect arrested

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1 week ago UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack

Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018

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1 week ago US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce

Decision sparks concern among China hawks that Donald Trump is sacrificing national security

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1 week ago Hegseth says he ‘didn’t stick around’ to watch second strike on alleged drug boat; Trump vows land strikes on cartels are coming ‘very soon’ – live

President says countries manufacturing and selling drugs to the US are “subject to attack”, adding that strikes wouldn’t be limited to VenezuelaTrump says he and Hegseth didn’t know about second strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boatPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hegseth says he did not ‘stick around’ to watch second strike on alleged drug boat, but says admiral made ‘right call’ – US politics live

Defense secretary’s comments comes after Trump said Hegseth ‘didn’t know’ about second strike that killed two shipwrecked survivorsTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hegseth doubles down on Caribbean boat strikes, says military commanders have ‘done the right things’

Defense secretary has been insisting that an admiral gave the order for the second strike on alleged drug boat back in SeptemberTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Johnson pins responsibility for second strike on alleged drug boat on admiral as Pentagon says strikes will continue

Johnson also says he doesn’t know how much of video recording of second strike, which reportedly killed two survivors, should be releasedTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals

Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a ‘rudderless ship’US politics live – latest updatesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts.The leaked assessment, obtained by the New York Post and prepared for both congressional Senate and House judiciary committees, is based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FBI ‘is rudderless ship’ with director Kash Patel ‘in over his head’, damning report by agents claims

Agents have shared a scathing assessment on Patel’s first six months in office, after the president denied claims he is thinking of replacing him

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