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Official: FBI Agents’ Cause of Death Unlikely Soon

The Virginia medical examiner’s office says it will likely be weeks before the cause of death is determined for two FBI agents who died during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach.

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GOP, Dems Challenge Holder Over Subpoenas To AP

Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service’s telephone records.

2013/05/15

Holder: Potential Civil Rights Violations At IRS

Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI’s criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities.

2013/05/15

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis leaves after speaking to the media as a search for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings takes place on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Mass. (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Boston Police Chief: FBI Did Not Tell Us They Received Warnings About Tsarnaev

FBI agents did not tell Boston police they had receiving warnings from Russia’s government in 2011 about suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and had performed a cursory investigation, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told Congress Thursday, in the first hearing into last month’s terror attack on the Boston Marathon.

2013/05/09

Sen. Menendez Scandal Similar To Past Troubles Within Congress

An ethical cloud is following Sen. Robert Menendez in Washington, even as he plays starring roles in some of Congress’ most fraught domestic and foreign policy dramas.

2013/05/04

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NJ Trooper’s Killer Named A Most Wanted Terrorist

The reward for the capture and return of a fugitive member of a black militant group convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper was doubled to $2 million on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of the bloody gunbattle.

2013/05/02

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Ricin-Letters Suspect Faces Detention Hearing

The first time James Everett Dutshcke’s name came up in court regarding ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others, he wasn’t the man charged in the case. And it was a defense lawyer for the first man to fall under suspicion, not the government, pointing the finger at Dutschke.

2013/05/02

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Tests Link Deadly Ricin To Obama Letter Suspect

When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase often used by an Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.”

2013/05/01

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

AP Sources: FBI Looks Into Va. Gov’s Link To Donor

The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday.

2013/04/30

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsamaev waits for a decision in the 201-pound division boxing match during the 2009 Golden Gloves National Tournament. (credit: Glenn DePriest/Getty Images)

FBI Visits Home Of Wife Of Dead Bombing Suspect

FBI agents investigating the Boston Marathon bombings have visited the Rhode Island home of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s (TAM’-ehr-luhn tsahr-NEYE’-ehvz) in-laws and carried away several bags.

2013/04/30