The FBI has agreed to settle litigation with The Tennessee Star and other plaintiffs demanding the release of the manifesto written by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the individual responsible for the March 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville. The shooter, a female who identified as male, killed six people—three children and three staff members—before being fatally shot by police.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC analyst Frank Figliuzzi after he claimed Patel has been in clubs more than in the Hoover Building.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) added an anti-ICE protester to its Most Wanted list after the individual allegedly assaulted a federal officer.
A teenager in Columbia County, Oregon, was arrested on May 22 for plotting a mass shooting and bombing at a shopping mall in Kelso, Washington. According to the FBI, the suspect had developed “detailed and imminent” plans, including the use of a chlorine bomb and firearms to attack moviegoers at the Three Rivers Mall.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Tajikistan-born Russian national suspected of being affiliated with Al-Qaeda. The 39-year-old male was taken into custody in Philadelphia on May 23 after entering the U.S. through the southern border in March 2023 during the Biden administration.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino noted that the "threat picture now for the United States is dramatic," warning that drone, artificial intelligence, and Chinese entities are persistent issues in the United States.
