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The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday, March 13, 2023. Most victims were targeted due to race or ethnicity, followed by sexual orientation and religion.

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New FBI data show reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021

Nationally, the number of hate crimes reported by the FBI increased from 8,120 in 2020 to 9,065 in 2021.

March 14, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges.

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  • National

Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

March 11, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Ben Crump speaks at a news conference in April in New York City. On Monday, the civil rights attorney called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into inmate deaths at the Harris County Jail in Houston.

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  • National

Dozens of inmates have died in a Houston jail since 2021. Now the FBI is investigating

Dozens of inmates have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, according to attorneys representing victims' families. The FBI has opened civil rights investigations into two of the deaths.

February 15, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the Heritage Foundation think tank on Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

FBI finds an additional classified document during 'consensual' search of Pence's home

Mike Pence's home was searched with consent from the former vice president's team. This comes after Pence reported classified documents in his possession.

February 11, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

FBI searched Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document probe

No documents with classified markings were found, though Biden's lawyer said "some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as vice president" were taken for further review.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Washington Desk and
  • Dustin Jones
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left), and FBI Director Christopher Wray at the Department of Justice in Washington on Thursday.

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  • National Security

FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
The FBI seal is displayed on a podium. A former FBI agent is facing several charges tied to his work with a Russian oligarch.

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  • Law

A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch

Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.

January 23, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time while speaking Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Law

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

January 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid were also there to discuss threats to the U.S.

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  • Technology

The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns

The FBI is concerned that the Chinese government could use TikTok to influence American users or control their devices. The company is working with the U.S. government towards a security agreement.

November 17, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Hoboken Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Hoboken, N.J. The FBI says it has received credible information about a threat to synagogues in New Jersey.

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  • National

The FBI warns of a 'broad' threat to synagogues in New Jersey

The alert was posted after officials discovered an online threat directed broadly at synagogues in New Jersey, a law enforcement official said.

November 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Crime is a concern for many midterm voters across the country.

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  • National

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

Midterm voters are being inundated with political ads, and a lot of them are focused on crime. But a recent change in data collection paints an incomplete picture of the U.S. violent crime rate.

October 28, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, pictured in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2018.

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  • Law

Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?

The sides disagree on whether there should be a special master at all, and how the document review actually should work. Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg discusses their possible considerations.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In documents filed in court Friday, lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice listed their preferred candidates for the role of special master.

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  • Law

Justice Dept. and Trump lawyers dispute how the Mar-a-Lago special master should work

Late Friday, lawyers for former President Trump and the Department of Justice released different names for who they would want to review documents found in the court-authorized search of Trump's club.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
This March 26, 1972 file photo shows the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking to reporters at the Operation PUSH Soul Picnic in New York as Tom Todd, vice president of PUSH, from second left, Aretha Franklin and Louis Stokes.

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  • History

The FBI monitored Aretha Franklin's role in the civil rights movement for years

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The FBI photographed documents marked "Top Secret" on the floor of former President Trump's office in Mar-a-Lago, Fla. The redacted image was included in a Justice Department filing.

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  • Law

Dept. of Justice appeals special master review of classified documents seized by FBI

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that would give a special master authority to review documents the FBI collected at Mar-a-Lago last month.

September 08, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Carrie Johnson
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