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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 · 1,352 stories · 11,235 articles · earliest story we hold Jul 18, 2017

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

Everything else66 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 26– 27Appeals court overturns false statement conviction of former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry28 articles · 22 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 23– 27Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballot31 articles · 26 independent sources
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  3. Dec 23– 26FBI investigating after reports of violent threats to Colorado judges in Trump ballot case14 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Dec 20Judge orders Rep. Scott Perry to turn over cell phone records to federal prosecutors in election subversion case18 articles · 17 independent sources
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  5. Dec 20– 21A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  6. Dec 18– 19More than 400 Jewish facilities received false bomb threats this weekend, non-profit says8 articles · 6 independent sources
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  7. Dec 14– 15Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief sentenced to over four years in prison for work with Russian oligarch13 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. Dec 11Woman arrested after driving her vehicle through a religious group on a sidewalk, Montana police say7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  9. Dec 7Cruise ship worker admits to molesting multiple children on board—FBI6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  10. Dec 6Teenager arrested in armed carjacking of FBI agent in Washington, D.C.13 articles · 8 independent sources
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Stories that name Federal Bureau of Investigation

  1. Dec 29– 30Police are searching for a Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children18 articles · 15 independent sources
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  2. Dec 22Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M to resolve sex trafficking-related charge25 articles · 20 independent sources
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  3. Dec 18NBA G League player Chance Comanche arrested in death of woman missing in Vegas11 articles · 8 independent sources
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  4. Dec 8– 13Why Jack Smith is taking Trump’s immunity claim straight to the Supreme Court62 articles · 40 independent sources
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  5. Dec 5Gold bars featured in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery, records show9 articles · 6 independent sources
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  6. Dec 4– 5Former US ambassador accused of secretly spying for Cuba for decades96 articles · 62 independent sources
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  7. Dec 1– 4Former gang leader who stabbed Derek Chauvin in prison 22 times charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say72 articles · 45 independent sources
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  8. Dec 1Inmate charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  9. Nov 23– 24New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing58 articles · 45 independent sources
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  10. Nov 22– 23Investigators believe a married couple was killed in vehicle explosion at US-Canada bridge, sources say. Here’s what we know5 articles · 5 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Dec 6A court filing offers rare look inside the FBI seizure of Pa. lawmaker's phone in 2020 election probe5 articles · 5 independent sources
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