After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Bumper Crop of Conspiracy Theories

Much of the speculation around the death of the right-wing activist is being promulgated by conspiracy-minded personalities he helped elevate.

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With Comey Indictment, Trump Sets Retribution Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies

President Trump’s retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.

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F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests

Agents group says the latest dismissals are part of a “dangerous pattern” of weakening the nation’s top law enforcement agency.

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Trump Orders Broad Effort to Root Out Groups He Says Organize Political Violence

President Trump has long maintained that liberal activists and organizations secretly fund political violence. Law enforcement officials say efforts like the antifascist movement are often disparate groups.

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U.S. Attorney Scrambles to Present Case Against James Comey

It remains to be seen whether a career prosecutor would be willing to present a case to a grand jury or whether jurors would bring an indictment.

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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

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Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate Hearing

The F.B.I. director has come under withering attack in recent days, but with Republicans backing him, the proceedings fell into a familiar partisan groove that appeared to play to his strengths.

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F.B.I. Agents Fired by Patel Speak Out on ‘Broken’ Trust

The two agents’ accounts offer an inside view of a bureau buffeted by politics and upheaval, adding to the scrutiny of the F.B.I. director as he prepares to testify to Congress.

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Trump’s D.C. Show of Force Diverts Agents and Prosecutors From Casework

While crime falls, the other investigative work of the F.B.I. is being delayed, frustrating law enforcement officials and leading some to quit.

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F.B.I. Head Says Note and D.N.A. Link Suspect to Kirk Killing

In a TV interview, Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I., said investigators had found physical evidence connecting the suspected gunman with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah.

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