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How J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first and longest director of the FBI, used controversial methods to turn the agency into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world
Hoover was known for keeping files on almost anyone with power and influence, including Supreme Cou…
James Pasley
FBI director boasts that applications are 'up over 100%' in Florida after Matt Gaetz says people trusted the FBI 'more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place'
Gaetz, a Florida Republican, tore into FBI Director Christopher Wray over his handling of the Janua…
Brent D. Griffiths
Lucille Ball was 'scared' after she was publicly outed for having registered with the communist party, according to her daughter
"This could destroy everything that they had," Lucille Ball's daughter said in an interview for the…
Esme Mazzeo
A lawmaker pushing to rename the FBI headquarters dismissed J. Edgar Hoover as racist and misogynistic
Rep. Gerry Connolly said he introduced legislation to replace the nod to former FBI Director J. Edg…
Yelena Dzhanova
Weekend Watchlist: The top shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services
Every week, Business Insider India picks up all the new releases across theatres and OTT platforms …
Who was Lewis Strauss, the villain played by Robert Downey Jr. who tried to frame J. Robert Oppenheimer as a communist?
Strauss levied communist accusations against physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer after years of disagre…
Sebastian Cahill,Hannah Getah…
Former Obama administration official: FBI director has 'wielded power more aggressively than anyone since Hoover'
"Comey is affable and open, with a reputation for honesty and a well-known aversion to politics," R…
Gus Lubin
Maryland won a tentative victory in the race for a new FBI headquarters, a potential economic boon for a majority Black county near DC
The FBI headquarters decision was a major win for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Rep. Steny Hoyer. But…
John L. Dorman
Judi Dench slams 'The Crown' as 'cruelly unjust' and insists Netflix add a disclaimer
Judi Dench wrote to The Times UK, requesting a disclaimer for the Netflix drama "The Crown." She de…
Keyaira Boone
FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is a Republican, says it's 'somewhat insane' to suggest he's biased against conservatives
A sympathetic GOP lawmaker expressed hope that Wray wouldn't leave the party after some House Repub…
Brent D. Griffiths
Hitler's nephew fought in the US Navy in WWII, but he had to get special permission from the president and FBI to do it
When family ties prevented him from joining US forces, William Patrick Hitler wrote a letter to FDR…
Chris Panella
I've read 70 books every year for the last 7 years. Here are my 3 recommendations for reading more.
Not worrying about the prestige of a book has helped me prioritize reading in my life.
Rachel Bernstein
Lee Harvey Oswald met KGB officer in Mexico City shortly before JFK assassination, new documents reveal
Nearly 1,500 pages of documents related to the JFK assassination were made public on Wednesday.
Ashley Collman
Aaron Sorkin explains how the iconic line 'Lucy, I'm home' was used to devastating effect in 'Being the Ricardos'
Sorkin spoke to Insider about the iconic line and how it was subverted to denote a turning point in…
Esme Mazzeo
Daniel Kaluuya looks Oscar worthy in his next role as a leader of the Black Panther Party who was killed at the age of 21 during a controversial FBI raid
Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield bring Fred Hampton's story to life in "Judas and…
Kirsten Acuna
Trump Jr.'s new book pushes a conspiracy theory that his father has been persecuted by the 'deep state,' which he compares to the FBI's harassment of Martin Luther King Jr.
The FBI went to extreme lengths to harass and discredit King, including documenting his sex life. T…
John Haltiwanger
Trump is 'obsessed' with redoing FBI HQ and treating it like a Trump Tower project
Urban planners were concerned that the highly secure building would be a "dead space" on heavily tr…
Alex Lockie
Trump is reportedly 'obsessed' with remodeling the FBI's brutalist headquarters- here's why the architectural style is so controversial
"Originally seen to reflect the democratic attributes of a powerful civic expression - authenticity…
Leanna Garfield
The $2 billion search for a new FBI headquarters was just called off
The FBI had been pushing the plan for years as its current home, the J. Edgar Hoover building, show…
Mark Abadi
The Senate GOP coronavirus relief bill provides $1.75 billion for a new FBI building in Washington after the White House insisted on it
When prompted, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to be unaware of the provision: "I'm…