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Arcs in the news about Federal Bureau of Investigation from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 1,356 stories · 11,238 articles · earliest story we hold Jul 18, 2017

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 5 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs22 named arcs in 2026

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Gone quiet · 12

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20264 arcs shown · 7 more this September
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Kash Patel at the FBI, from his nomination to the fights over his tenure

2 of 30 stories this September

FBI chief Patel defends loosening of hiring standards on bestiality, prostitution · 99 articles, Sep 14Patel suggests FBI agents may be sent to polls · 7 articles, Sep 15
The Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey

1 of 30 stories this September

James Comey seashells case delayed until early 2027 · 5 articles, Sep 25
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie

1 of 84 stories this September

Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance · 64 articles, Sep 27
Eric Swalwell's fall: sexual assault allegations, resignation and FBI scrutiny

1 of 13 stories this September · gone quiet

Surveillance video shows former Rep. Eric Swalwell being stopped by FBI at SFO · 13 articles, Sep 1
The federal classified documents case against Trump and its dismissal · Feb 12, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them · Feb 29, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026The 2024 attempts on Trump's life in Butler and at his Florida golf club · Jul 14, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026Jack Smith after the Trump cases: his reports, the probes of him and his testimony · Nov 13, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026The 2026 Maine Senate race: Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins · Nov 14, 2024 – Sep 27, 2026The killing of Charlie Kirk: the case against Tyler Robinson · Sep 10, 2025 – Sep 19, 2026Shootings by immigration agents: Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis · Dec 2, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026

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Sep 25, 20231001
Oct 2, 2023133110150
Oct 9, 20235131164
Oct 16, 2023711364
Oct 23, 2023366726605
Oct 30, 2023152914137
Nov 6, 2023234215283
Nov 13, 2023516673
Nov 20, 2023214217269
Nov 27, 202312218118
Dec 4, 2023183212146
Dec 11, 202316161180
Dec 18, 20231014970
Dec 25, 2023716687
Jan 1, 2024233715288
Jan 8, 202413111
Jan 15, 202423833
Jan 22, 20244138
Jan 29, 202410207106
Feb 5, 202458228
Feb 12, 2024173013206
Feb 19, 2024243818282
Feb 26, 2024122312137
Mar 4, 20241259
Mar 11, 202410151168
Mar 18, 2024204115230
Mar 25, 20242108
Apr 1, 202461610125
Apr 8, 2024153215195
Apr 15, 2024173320248
Apr 22, 20241115556
Apr 29, 2024173312181
May 6, 202413248133
May 13, 2024153711226
May 20, 2024816983
May 27, 20248101157
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Jun 10, 2024213718229
Jun 17, 2024121813101
Jun 24, 2024123413183
Jul 1, 202452015
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Jul 15, 2024182519171
Jul 22, 2024163817267
Jul 29, 2024142012149
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Aug 19, 2024122512162
Aug 26, 2024153014196
Sep 2, 2024346826609
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Sep 16, 2024427426650
Sep 23, 2024335519508
Sep 30, 202411198111
Oct 7, 202492113105
Oct 14, 202424212
Oct 21, 2024142814167
Oct 28, 202411239105
Nov 4, 2024173418225
Nov 11, 202462114108
Nov 18, 2024118766
Nov 25, 2024183616226
Dec 2, 2024267429581
Dec 9, 2024336227572
Dec 16, 2024174117287
Dec 23, 202413525
Dec 30, 2024286633627
Jan 6, 2025724589
Jan 13, 2025310945
Jan 20, 2025173014208
Jan 27, 2025913962
Feb 3, 2025141613109
Feb 10, 2025311947
Feb 17, 2025193216193
Feb 24, 2025162317159
Mar 3, 2025714887
Mar 10, 20257194106
Mar 17, 20259161199
Mar 24, 2025112911165
Mar 31, 202512315
Apr 7, 202538861
Apr 14, 2025210743
Apr 21, 2025182711172
Apr 28, 2025519881
May 5, 2025102117114
May 12, 2025123819247
May 19, 2025163118216
May 26, 2025132018107
Jun 2, 2025203613210
Jun 9, 202515227104
Jun 16, 202515022
Jun 23, 20251206
Jun 30, 2025514569
Jul 7, 2025121814145
Jul 14, 2025243714298
Jul 21, 2025163816256
Jul 28, 202551816103
Aug 4, 2025142612159
Aug 11, 2025163120157
Aug 18, 2025152918189
Aug 25, 2025234326266
Sep 1, 2025511651
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Sep 15, 2025235623492
Sep 22, 2025376430630
Sep 29, 20258256108
Oct 6, 202582416108
Oct 13, 2025132214153
Oct 20, 2025172912144
Oct 27, 2025113014188
Nov 3, 2025153415251
Nov 10, 202583213143
Nov 17, 2025326121469
Nov 24, 2025275424348
Dec 1, 2025132919219
Dec 8, 202512218119
Dec 15, 2025295124504
Dec 22, 202515307183
Dec 29, 2025103215202
Jan 5, 2026324115393
Jan 12, 2026122211117
Jan 19, 202616348194
Jan 26, 2026354323432
Feb 2, 2026235016540
Feb 9, 2026234416545
Feb 16, 202618268203
Feb 23, 2026203315234
Mar 2, 2026152214180
Mar 9, 2026153716214
Mar 16, 2026172216178
Mar 23, 2026151912131
Mar 30, 2026518877
Apr 6, 202643523
Apr 13, 202671310101
Apr 20, 2026201615145
Apr 27, 2026111813130
May 4, 2026101813114
May 11, 202610139103
May 18, 2026142216188
May 25, 202659737
Jun 1, 202659852
Jun 8, 202632110
Jun 15, 2026551138
Jun 22, 2026102310144
Jun 29, 2026183323317
Jul 6, 2026345230584
Jul 13, 202654100601342
Jul 20, 2026213032301
Jul 27, 2026214429472
Aug 3, 2026233139257
Aug 10, 2026142424147
Aug 17, 2026234832345
Aug 24, 2026244323299
Aug 31, 2026236034441
Sep 7, 2026223120215
Sep 14, 2026356135434
Sep 21, 2026323418278
Sep 28, 2026173615225

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else242 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Federal Bureau of Investigation that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Dutch police arrest a suspected ShinyHunters member; court orders 90-day detention12 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 28– 29FBI adds Satinderjeet Singh to Most Wanted list, offers $1M reward22 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 28– 29FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns after one year in post61 articles · 44 independent sources
    10 left, 10 center, 8 right
  4. Sep 26– 28Two senior FBI agents ousted over investigation into alleged harassing calls to wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller12 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 25– 27'Extremely sensitive medical data' for FBI agents among hacked records: Report2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 252-year-old girl missing out of Cumberland, community asked to help search5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 22– 25Hacking group says it stole sensitive data on thousands of FBI agents and applicants88 articles · 67 independent sources
    14 left, 17 center, 9 right
  8. Sep 21– 22Classified Doc Exclusive: Photos Show FBI Treated Biden With ‘Kid Gloves’…4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  9. Sep 18– 19More than 35 woman come forward in case against fake 49ers player accused of fraud4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Sep 18– 19FBI temporarily halted cooperation with Canada over references to 9/113 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right

Stories that name Federal Bureau of Investigation

  1. Sep 28Judge declares mistrial in DC Councilmember Trayon White bribery case13 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 28– 29Investigation at Philadelphia home connected to missing women enters new phase13 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 27– 28Colombian police capture wife and daughter of notorious Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the US3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 26– 29Arizona court data breach: Cyberattack targets judicial network, protective orders3 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 24– 26‘Unabomber’ True Story: Netflix’s ‘Unabomber’ Movie Downplays Brother David Kaczynki’s Role In Ted Kaczynski’s Arrest10 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 21– 28Prosecution and defense rest in Caleb Flynn’s murder trial70 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 21– 22NBC’s ‘Line of Fire’ is what happens when you combine a procedural TV show with a soap opera7 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 17– 19The ‘Modern-Day Lynching’ Hoax—and the Elephant in the Room5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  9. Sep 15Cremation of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ body was paid for by ‘anonymous donor’6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  10. Sep 15– 16Attempted Trump assassin ordered packages using Bob Dole's name, new records show8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 20– 21Human remains found in Warm Springs, FBI investigating2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 18– 19FBI warns of ongoing scam that’s cost victims more than $1.6B since January 2025: How to protect yourself6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 2Roswell man charged with killing two homeless men1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 24– 2615 years of FBI headquarters delays have cost taxpayers millions7 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 19– 20FBI Boston warns of new agent impersonation scam involving illegal guns5 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 11– 12Indianapolis man added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, $1 million reward offered for capture7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 31Cyber defense agency says hackers targeting US water systems6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 10FBI investigates Zionsville fire where Israeli flag flew1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Jul 10– 11Suit-and-tie bank robber: Feds arrest man for bank heists in Nashua and N.J.5 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 8St. Louis homicide detectives, FBI in 'death investigation involving a child' in Illinois1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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