Strzok, Page and the FBI texting scandal explained

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election has been clouded by revelations that two former members of his team sent negative text messages about President Trump. In the messages, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were romantically involved, bash Trump and discuss concerns about being too tough on Hillary Clinton during an investigation into the use of her private email server.

Indonesian Police Question Luxury Yacht Crew in 1MDB Probe

Indonesian police on Thursday questioned the captain and crew of a luxury yacht seized in Bali at the request of US authorities, probing alleged money laundering at a Malaysian state fund, they said. The yacht was impounded in Bali on Wednesday amid a multi-billion dollar corruption investigation launched by the US Department of Justice and tied to Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad .

AP source: Ex-FBI No. 2 to be criticized in watchdog report

In this June 7, 2017 file photo, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department's inspector general is expected to criticize former FBI Deputy Director McCabe as part of its investigation into the bureau's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, March 1. 2018.

Ex-FBI official hoping to blaze a path to Congress as ‘cannabis candidate’

A former FBI employee is running for Congress as the "Cannabis Candidate," with a campaign ad featuring him smoking marijuana in front of an image of the American flag. Benjamin Thomas Wolf is one of three challengers to incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 5th Congressional District, which includes parts of Chicago.

FBI: Driver may have sexually abused many female inmates

An FBI agent has testified that he thinks a California man may have sexually assaulted 100 or more female inmates while transporting them between lockups around the country over the past 15 years. Eric Scott Kindley faces federal charges in Arkansas alleging that he sexually assaulted a woman along a deserted road in January 2017 while transporting her from a jail in Alabama to Arizona, where there was a warrant for her arrest.

Trump flays Sessions for ‘disgraceful’ decision, sparking new clash

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on Wednesday against his attorney general, calling Jeff Sessions' decision to have the Justice Department inspector general - and not prosecutors - investigate alleged surveillance abuse "disgraceful." U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks with Senate staffer Sharon Soderstrom before a memorial ceremony for evangelist Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 28, 2018.

Federal judge rules that Starkey owner Bill Austin perjured himself

Starkey Laboratories owner Bill Austin A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Austin perjured himself at least once in his testimony in a $20 million embezzlement case against two of his former executives and two business associates. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Starkey Laboratories owner Bill Austin perjured himself at least once in his testimony during a $20 million embezzlement case against two of his former executives and two business associates.

1946 lynching: Investigations end, hope for answers lingers

Tyrone Brooks, a veteran civil rights activist, walks through a historic African American cemetery where unknown graves are marked with white crosses and where one of the 1946 lynching victims is buried in Monroe, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Law enforcement revisited the case in the 1990s after people came forward promising new information, though investigators said they still couldn't prosecute anyone.

New Hope school attendance bounces back today

The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, continue to look into a pair of social media posts that threatened violence at New Hope schools that had concerned parents keeping their children out of school Monday. The posts began circulating through social media on Sunday as the LCSO began its investigation.

Case against Florida shooting suspect back in court; prosecutors seeking fingerprints, DNA

ABOVE: The FBI said Friday it failed to act on an alarming tip by a woman close to Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, who called the federal organization and told them she worried about him "getting into a school and just shooting the place up." The criminal case against the gunman accused in the Florida high school shooting returns to court Tuesday with prosecutors seeking hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of the suspect.

Democrats release counter-memo over Russia probe

Washington D.C. [United States], Feb.25 : The US House Intelligence Committee has released a classified Democratic memo in redacted form that counters Republicans' claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation abused government surveillance powers in its Russia probe. The Democratic memo was released after days of negotiations between committee Democrats and the Justice Department over redactions of classified material.

BuzzFeed’s Russia dossier claim on IP addresses rebutted

Computer networks owned by a Russian entrepreneur accused in the infamous anti- Trump dossier don't contain any IP addresses used by Moscow to hack Democrats' computers, the entrepreneur's attorney says in a rebuttal to a BuzzFeed court filing. Val Gurvits of Boston Law Group lodged a libel lawsuit against BuzzFeed on behalf of XBT Holding CEO Aleksej Gubarev in a federal court in Florida in April.

Caller told FBI Florida shooting suspect ‘going to explode’

A woman close to the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school warned the FBI in chilling detail that he had a growing collection of guns and a temper so uncontrollable she worried about him "getting into a school and just shooting the place up." The Associated Press on Friday obtained a transcript of the Jan. 5 tip to the FBI's call center.

Schiff responds to Trump calling Dem memo a bust: ‘Wrong again, Mr. President’

Donald John Trump Accuser says Trump should be afraid of the truth Woman behind pro-Trump Facebook page denies being influenced by Russians Shulkin says he has White House approval to root out 'subversion' at VA MORE on Saturday after the president called the release of the Democratic memo rebutting claims made by Republicans on the committee a "total political and legal bust."

Caller told FBI Florida shooting suspect – going to explode’

A woman close to the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school warned the FBI in chilling detail that he had a growing collection of guns and a temper so uncontrollable she worried about him "getting into a school and just shooting the place up." The Associated Press on Friday obtained a transcript of the Jan. 5 tip to the FBI's call center.

FBI confirms ghastly details of investigation into Montrose funeral home and body parts broker

The FBI confirmed on Friday that it is investigating whether a Montrose funeral home paid by grieving families to cremate the remains of their loved ones instead returned to the families cement mix or another "foreign substance." Federal agents raided Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors earlier this month but no charges or formal allegations against the business have been filed.

Florida Cop Who ‘Did Nothing’ At Shooting Was ‘School Cop Of The Year’

Prior to being the cop who "did nothing" to stop the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, the Florida officer was honored as school cop of the year with stellar performance reviews. Scot Peterson was suspended without pay before resigning in the wake of the shooting, which claimed 17 lives.

Police arrest suspect linked to murder of two-year-old in Chicago

Authorities late Wednesday night arrested a person of interest linked to the murder of a 2-year-old boy found in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood earlier that day. The suspect was apprehended in Kankakee County during a traffic stop by police and FBI agents and will be returned to Chicago for questioning, said Anthony Guglielmi , a Chicago Police Department spokesman.