(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Some might call it the latest sign that the U.S. government is a collapsing empire—though compared to the civil liberties abuses, endless wars and theft of taxpayer funds, others might argue that it’s not the most vulgar event to transpire on Capitol Hill.
In any event,...
(The Center Square) A former top FBI agent was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Thursday for helping a Russian oligarch avoid U.S. sanctions.
Charles McGonigal, 55, the former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in New York was sentenced to 50 months in...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The thought of someone like President Joe Biden unleashing an army of killer robots might sound like a right-wing fever dream, but it’s closer to reality than one might expect.
According to a Wednesday report from the Military Times, efforts to incorporate robots in the military...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) About a decade before the FBI infiltrated Midwest militias and fomented a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the bureau targeted Alaska’s militias as part of an apparent attempt to disrupt what was once a thriving Tea Party movement in that state.
The FBI’s main...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Despite all the bluster about protecting civil liberties, Congress voted on Thursday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—the controversial law that allows agencies to spy on foreigners, but which often results in the surveillance of Americans’ communications.
Section 702 of FISA was...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) It was a bold claim made by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., last month at a congressional hearing: Two busloads of FBI informants were sent to Washington DC to foment violence at the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest-turned-riot.
Days later, Higgins doubled down on his claim, telling Newsmax there were...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A federal appeals court has upheld the firing of former FBI agent Michael Langeman, who was found to have mishandled the investigation into sex abuse allegations against USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Langeman had sued the FBI in late 2021, after Deputy Director Paul Abbate fired...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Blaze Media journalist Steve Baker announced Thursday that he’s expecting to be charged for entering the Capitol to document events during the Jan. 6, 2021, protest-turned-riot.
“I have to self-surrender on Tuesday. Charges are yet unknown,” he said. “Stay tuned for more information to follow this...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In August, the alleged “ringleaders” of the 2020 militia conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed appeals to overturn their convictions due to FBI malfeasance and a lack of a fair trial.
In their appeals, Adam Fox and Barry Croft pointed out in their appeals that their lawyers said they were improperly...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Senate Finance Committee inquiry has found that the country’s biggest pharmacies are handing over customer medical records to law enforcement agencies without requiring warrants.
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., revealed this in a Tuesday letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra,...
(Derek Draplin, The Center Square) A pair of trade groups representing Colorado ranchers are suing state and federal wildlife agencies to delay reintroducing gray wolves to the Western Slope.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association, comes before the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, last week for allowing sexual abuse, online solicitation and human trafficking on Facebook and Instagram.
Torrez said last week that his lawsuit comes after he carried out an undercover investigation of Meta’s platforms, creating...