Law Enforcement & Intelligence
The latest coverage of the law enforcement community and all aspects of U.S. intelligence.
Venezuelans say ICE officers ‘beat’ them to force them off deportation plane in El Salvador
Venezuelans who were forcibly deported to a terrorist prison in El Salvador earlier this year have now formally accused ICE officers of beating them to make them get off the airplane.
House refers ex-CIA chief Brennan for criminal prosecution for lying to Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to prosecute Obama-era CIA Director John O. Brennan on charges of lying to Congress, saying he misled lawmakers over his role in spreading anti-Trump lies.
No jail time for 2 teens who jumped ex-DOGE staffer, ignited Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown
A teen boy and girl who attacked a former Department of Government Efficiency employee and set off President Trump’s crime crackdown in the District of Columbia will avoid jail time for their roles in the mob assault.
Federal crime crackdown in Memphis nets nearly 900 arrests, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that the state and federal crime-fighting mission in Memphis will continue indefinitely, after the joint operation has notched more than 850 arrests in its first two weeks.
Himes calls Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug cartel boats ‘illegal killings’
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has condemned President Trump’s deadly military strikes on boats allegedly operated by narcoterrorists, calling the actions unlawful.
Judge tells feds to restrict use of tear gas, other riot controls in Illinois
A federal judge ordered federal agencies to be more selective in their use of tear gas and other riot control tools to combat protests that have raged in Illinois.
2 Pennsylvania state police officers are shot in an exchange of gunfire with suspect who was killed
Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.
Former FBI Director James Comey faces federal judge, pleads not guilty to lying to Congress
Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday stood before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, and pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional investigation.
Senate Democrats want to see more evidence that the FBI illegally spied on GOP lawmakers
Senate Democrats on Tuesday said they wanted to see more evidence that President Biden’s FBI spied on Republican lawmakers before they would believe there was wrongdoing.
Attorney General Bondi challenges Democrats to let go of ‘hate’ for Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi blasted Democrats on Tuesday for the current government shutdown, accusing them of allowing an overriding hatred of President Trump to leave her law enforcement agents patrolling their cities without getting paid for it.
Biden buried CIA memo about son Hunter’s corruption
A newly released CIA document revealed that Vice President Joseph R. Biden sought to suppress a 2016 intelligence report in which Ukrainian government officials “mused” about his family’s ties to “corrupt business practices in Ukraine.”
Trump blasts ‘sleazebag’ Jack Smith for FBI’s spying on GOP phones
President Trump ripped former special counsel Jack Smith, calling him “a real sleazebag” after it was revealed that the FBI obtained phone records of eight Republican senators and one House lawmaker as part of Mr. Smith’s probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
Grassley reveals more ‘weaponization’ at FBI, including 2017 attempt to probe Trump
The Senate’s senior Republican revealed new documents Tuesday that he said show more “weaponization” by the FBI against President Trump and his allies, including one that details an effort soon after the 2017 inauguration to find information that “could predicate a case.”
Virginia lawmaker says Jay Jones once said if more cops were killed, they would shoot fewer people
A Virginia state lawmaker says that Jay Jones, the embattled Democratic nominee for state attorney general, once told her that police officers would shoot fewer people if more cops were killed after losing their legal protections.
WATCH: New document shows Biden’s FBI spied on nine Republican members of Congress
The FBI spied on eight Senate Republicans and a House GOP lawmaker in 2023 during the Justice Department’s broad probe into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
ICE ad blitz aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on television advertising in select metro areas around the country, an Associated Press tally found, aimed at recruiting local officers frustrated with their cities’ restrictions on immigration enforcement into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
Maine GOP calls for federal investigation of state ballots found in resident’s Amazon package
Maine GOP state lawmakers are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for a federal investigation into an incident involving state ballots that were found in an Amazon customer’s package.
FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that the bureau ceased its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, a left-wing Jewish civil rights organization.
