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Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, leaves the High Court in London following a hearing in the libel case brought against him by Russian businessman Aleksej Gubarev, Wednesday July 22, 2020. A key sub-source for material in the Steele dossier has been unmasked: Igor Danchenko, a Ukraine-born think-tank analyst. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Christopher Steele dossier source probed as Russian agent by FBI

FBI agents knew the "primary sub-source" used by Christopher Steele to compile his anti-Trump dossier had been suspected of being a Russian intelligence operative, yet they still treated the dossier as valid, according to new documents declassified Thursday.

September 24, 2020
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on "Threats to the Homeland" Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

FBI sees no widespread voter fraud conspiracy

The FBI has not detected any evidence of a widespread fraud conspiracy in this year's elections, including in ballot-by-mail states, but is vigilant to the possibility, Director Christopher A. Wray said Thursday.

September 24, 2020
Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examining threats to the homeland on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Early probe undercuts claims of ‘mass hysterectomies’ at ICE

A preliminary investigation has punctured the horrific claim that a doctor was performing "mass" hysterectomies on migrant women at an ICE facility in Georgia, with just two procedures performed over the last four years, a top official told Congress on Thursday.

September 24, 2020
In this Sept. 5, 2020, photo, police use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Ore. In the campaign for House control, some districts are seeing a fight between Democrats saying they'll protect voters from Republicans willing to take their health coverage away, while GOP candidates are raising specters of rioters imperiling neighborhoods if Democrats win. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) **FILE**

FBI: Cities that cooperated with feds kept protests peaceful

Cities that cooperated with the federal government managed to keep racial justice protests peaceful while violent ones, such as Portland, Oregon, told the feds to butt out, FBI and Homeland Security officials told Congress on Thursday.

September 24, 2020
In this image released by the Tijuana Municipal Police on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, a drone loaded with packages containing methamphetamine lies on the ground after it crashed into a supermarket parking lot in the city of Tijuana on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. According to police, six packets of the drug, weighing more than six pounds, were taped to the six-propeller remote-controlled aircraft. (AP Photo/Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Municipal de Tijuana) ** FILE **

DHS asks for authority to ‘bring down’ rogue drones

Homeland Security's No. 2 official said Thursday that Congress needs to come up with more money and grant new powers to the department so it can bring down drones that threaten airports or breach the country's borders.

September 24, 2020
Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen released her list of potential Supreme Court picks. (Image: https://jo20.com/press-photos/)

Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian nominee, releases her Supreme Court list

Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen released an eclectic list of potential Supreme Court picks should she manage to win the White House, saying she would consider a number of high-profile law professors, some conservative judges and a former head of the ACLU.

September 24, 2020
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during his confirmation hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

DHS: It’s not just Russia meddling in election

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Wednesday that attempts to influence the U.S. election run well beyond Russia, and China and Iran are also deeply involved -- though unlike Russia, they are working against President Trump.

September 23, 2020
This June 24, 2020, file photo shows House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaking during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File) **FILE**

Jerrold Nadler hearings request rebuffed by Justice Department

Democrats were so "insulting" to Attorney General William P. Barr during his last appearance on Capitol Hill that the Justice Department won't send witnesses to two upcoming hearings, the department informed lawmakers on Monday.

September 21, 2020
In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Susan Collins to oppose rushing Trump nominee

Sen. Susan Collins became the first Republican to break with her party over the Supreme Court vacancy, announcing Saturday she will oppose pushing through a Supreme Court nominee before knowing who wins the presidential election.

September 19, 2020
President Donald Trump pauses at the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Trump is heading to Minnesota for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump promises to name Ginsburg replacement ‘without delay’

President Trump said Saturday he will move "without delay" to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, joining with Senate GOP leaders in committing to what is likely to be one of the most intense confirmation battles in history.

September 19, 2020