Extremist sought to attack White House: FBI
WASHINGTON: Authorities in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 21-year-old man who sought to buy explosives and an anti-tank rocket for a suicide attack on the White House planned for…
China trying to sway US vote, poses threat: officials
WASHINGTON: China is waging an unprecedented campaign to influence American public opinion as November congressional elections approach and presents the greatest long-term counterintelligence threat to the United States, US security officials said on…
FBI digs into US Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh’s past
WASHINGTON: Days after being ordered to look into sexual misconduct allegations against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the FBI has talked with his high school friend Mark Judge, but the interview…
FBI probe is the next battle in war over Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON: Democratic US senators expressed concern on Sunday over reports the White House was working with Republicans to narrow the scope of an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court…
FBI contact second accuser of court nominee Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON: FBI agents investigating US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have contacted the second woman to accuse him of sexual misconduct, her attorney said on Saturday. The announcement by Deborah Ramirez’s lawyer…
Trump orders limited FBI investigation to supplement Kavanaugh background check
WASHINGTON: President Trump has ordered the FBI to conduct a limited “supplemental investigation” into his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, to update the judge’s background check, following a deal struck by Senate…
Trump orders FBI probe of Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court pick, as the Senate delayed a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to…
Trump threatens to get involved if FBI, Justice Dept ‘don’t do their jobs’
EVANSVILLE: United States (US) President Donald Trump, speaking to a raucous, campaign-style rally in Indiana, warned that the US Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must “start doing their…
FBI to help probe into Ethiopia rally blast
ADDIS ABABA: The US is sending the FBI to help investigate a grenade attack in Addis Ababa which killed two people at a rally addressed by Ethiopia’s reformist prime minister, state media…
Longtime US Senate intel panel staffer indicted for allegedly lying to FBI
WASHINGTON: A longtime staffer of the US Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested on Thursday on charges of lying to FBI agents investigating the illegal disclosure of classified information, the US attorney for…
FBI says Russian hackers compromised thousands of routers in the US
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network…
Prodded by Trump, FBI to look into complaint about its 2016 tactics
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department agreed on Monday to investigate “any irregularities” in FBI tactics related to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign after Trump questioned whether an FBI informant had been planted into…
Trump’s former campaign chief Manafort to seek dismissal of charges
WASHINGTON DC: Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will try on Thursday to convince a judge to throw out charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, arguing Mueller has…
Fired FBI director Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit’: ABC News interview
WASHINGTON: Former FBI director James Comey said in an ABC News interview on Sunday that US President Donald Trump is a dangerous, “morally unfit” leader doing “tremendous damage” to institutional and cultural…
FBI raids offices, home of Trump’s personal lawyer
WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices and home of US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, law enforcement sources said, in a dramatic new development in…
Orlando shooter’s father was planning attack against Pakistan: FBI
NEW YORK: The father of Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a 2016 attack on an Orlando nightclub, was a long-time confidential informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and…
Former FBI No 2 McCabe fired, claims he is being targeted
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former No 2 official Andrew McCabe Friday, prompting McCabe to say he is being targeted because he is a crucial witness into whether…