The term “secret police” invokes a kind of haunting specter. When we see representations of it in movies or history, we immediately identify it with a certain kind of regime: One that tramples ...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would make it a federal felony punishable by up to five years in prison to publish the name of a federal law enforcement officer with ...

One of the two men accused by federal prosecutors of running a secret Chinese police station in New York City purportedly has been captured on video attending an event alongside two prominent ...

Secret police are a quintessential feature of authoritarian regimes. From Azerbaijan's State Security Service to Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organization, these agencies typically target political ...

A new bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat would seek to address the scourge of unidentified, masked and plainclothed agents abducting people off the streets in ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer dodged questions from Fox News on Monday after being photographed last month with a man at a gala who is now facing federal charges for allegedly running a secret ...

Today, for the first time, you can look up serious use of force and police misconduct incidents in California. KQED, along with journalism and police accountability advocates, is publishing a database ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – When the new budget ...

Before a would-be assassin took aim at Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, local police officers notified the former president’s Secret Service detail that they were ...

East Germany's feared secret police had a bit of a sartorial flair. This photo was of a man wearing a fur hat, gold-rimmed sunglasses and a fake moustache was part of a seminar to teach incoming Stasi ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Secret Service shared new details Thursday about the security perimeter around the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Thousands of Democrats will converge on the United ...