(EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, May 07, 2021

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TO : THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS

FBI San Francisco Pushing Back Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes.
Hostage Standoff At Minnesota Bank Ends.

CAPITOL RIOTS

FBI Continues To Make Arrests In Capitol Siege.
Democrats Seek Additional Funding For Capitol Security.
Republicans Criticize Lofgren After Publication Of Social Media Post Compilation.
Secret Service Director: Agency Needs More Funding To Provide Security For High-Profile Events.
Capitol 'Zip Tie' Suspect Requests Mother's Day Conversation With Co-Defendant Mom.
Continuing: New Jersey Man Arrested In Capitol Riot After Mother Tells Friend About Participation.
FBI: Georgia Man Shared 'Post Victory Picture' After Capitol Riot.
Pennsylvania Man Charged In Capitol Insurgency After Wife's Facebook Posts.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

Florida Man Convicted Of Targeting Pro-Trump Protestors For Violent Attack.
Michigan White Supremacist Leader's Bond Revoked.
FBI Investigating SSA Bomb Threat In Texas.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

Administration Launches "Government-Wide" Effort To Investigate "Havana Syndrome."
Declassified Report: CIA Analysts Discovered Information Suggesting Russian Bounty Story Was True.
Space Force Aims To Go Fully Digital.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Continuing: California Bar Owner Arrested For Selling Counterfeit COVID-19 Vaccination Cards.
Idaho Police Investigate School Shooting.
Family: Missing San Antonio Girl Found Safe.
Georgia Meth Ring Leader Gets 20 Years.
Colorado Man Charged With Murder Of Missing Wife.
FBI Takes Part In Texas Manhunt Over Domestic Violence Incident.
Man Charged In Connection To Stabbing Of Asian Women In San Francisco.
Group: Asian Americans Report Thousands Of Cases Of Racism, Discrimination.
Continuing: Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Sex In Exchange For Sabotaging Criminal Case.
Oregon Woman Charged With Portland Police Union Arson.
Judge Issues New "Red Flag" Guidance After Indiana FedEx Shooting.
In Puerto Rico, Boxer Felix Verdejo Indicted In Lover's Death.
Maine Man Faces Child Porn Charges After Employer Contacts FBI.
City Officials Get Two Years In California Bribery Case.
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Trafficking.
MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Violent Crimes In Maryland.
FBI Investigating Arizona Shooting Of FBI Task Force Officer.
FBI's Role In Missing Buffalo Student Case Noted.
FBI Reward For Truman Artifacts Noted.
Attorney Gets More Than 15 Years In Prison For Scheming To Defraud Drug Traffickers.
Three Rhode Islanders Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Distribution Conspiracy.
Suspected Drug Dealer Arrested In Massachusetts.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

Pay-For-Play Marijuana Trial Of Former Massachusetts Mayor Continues.
Kansas City Man Convicted For Role In Cell Phone Burglary Scheme.
Virginia Man Gets 18 Months For Bribing FBI Official Over Data Center Contract.

CYBER DIVISION

DHS Secretary Warns Ransomware Attacks Increasing.
DHS Seeks To Hire 200 Cyber Pros.
Proposed Legislation Would Bolster National Guard's Role In Cyber Response.
Cybersecurity Incident Pushes Alaska Court System Offline.
UK Spies Warn Local Authorities Over "Smart City" Tech Risks.
Insurer AXA To Stop Reimbursing Ransomware Payments In France.
Experts Say Zero Trust Should Be Foundation For Security Approaches.
DOD Announces Expansion Of Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.

LABORATORY

DNA, Fingerprint Evidence Lead To Arrest in 1983 Nebraska Cold Case Murder.

OTHER FBI NEWS

Man Shot By FBI At CIA Headquarters ID'ed As Indiana Resident.
Arizona Gathering Aims To Spotlight Cases Of Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls.
George Conway: Giuliani May "Offer Prosecutors" Trump To "Save Himself."
Former Mob Lawyer Claims Hoffa Buried At Savannah Golf Course.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

Biden Touts Infrastructure Plan In Front Of Aging Bridge In Louisiana.
Document Details Lander's Meetings With Epstein.
Fox News Report: Klain And Others In Administration Tied To "Dark Money" Groups.
Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue To Fall Across US.
Politico Report: White House Slowly Returning To Pre-Pandemic Normal.
Cardona: Schools Should Be Fully Reopened By September.
Jennifer Garner To Feature In Administration's Mother's Day Vaccine Campaign.
Local Health Officials Offer Incentives To Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy.
Judge's Action On Barr Memo Spotlights Secretive DOJ Office.
Studies Suggest Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines Protect Against Variants.
Pfizer Can Manufacture Up To 3B Vaccine Doses This Year.
Foreign Health Officials Pause Distribution Of J&J Vaccines Made By Emergent.
Pritzker Targets June 11 To Fully Reopen Illinois.
Walz To Lift Minnesota COVID Restrictions On May 28.
Florida Theme Parks Loosen COVID Protocols.
Families Start To Rethink Role Of Nursing Homes Following Pandemic.
Initial Jobless Claims Fell Last Week To Lowest Point Since Pandemic Began.
McConnell: Biden Stimulus Has Created Labor Shortage.
House Republicans Tout Rescue Plan Spending In Their Districts.
Kamin Says Biden Tax Increases Will Lead Wealthy To Give More To Charity.
Rural Democrats Express Concern About Administration's Capital-Gains Tax Plan.
Biden Seeks To Close Tax Loophole For Farmers.
Bloomberg Analysis: IRS Funding Increase Unlikely To Quickly Boost Tax Receipts.
Federal Judge Stays Ruling Overturning CDC Eviction Moratorium.
One In Eight Americans Facing Food Insecurity.
DeLauro Says House Will Move Appropriations Bills In June, July.
Fed Warns Rising Asset Prices Could Harm Investors.
Gensler: Rules Needed For Brokerage Apps That Turn Stock Trades Into A Game.
Amid Skyrocketing Steel Prices, Bank Of America Analyst Warns Of A Bubble.
National Chicken Council Downplays Talk Of Shortage.
Stocks Finish "Broadly Higher" As Dow Posts Another Record.
Krugman Faults Media Reaction To Yellen's Comment On Interest Rates.
China Suspends Economic Dialogue With Australia.
China Avoiding Trade Restraints By Purchasing Overseas Manufacturers.
WSJournal: Europe Should Join US, Other Nations To Present Unified Trade Front To China.
Ernst And Gillibrand Say Military Sexual Assault Bill Has Enough Votes To Pass.
Man Charged In Connection To Stabbing Of Asian Women In San Francisco.
Idaho Police Investigate School Shooting.
ACA Special Enrollment Sees Nearly 1M Sign Up Through April.
Gillibrand Promotes "Deeply Bipartisan" Package Aimed At Lowering Drug Prices.
House Lawmakers Seek To Address Maternal Death Rate.
Harris And Lopez Obrador To Discuss Immigration On Friday.
Democrats Seek Additional Funding For Capitol Security.
Administration Releases Report On Conserving Land, Combatting Climate Change.
Media Analyses: Stefanik Echoes Trump's "False Narrative" About 2020 Election.
Klobuchar Not Giving Up On Senate Passing Voting Rights Legislation.
DeSantis Signs Florida Voting Law On Fox News.
FEC Recommends Congress Ban Prechecked Boxes For Recurring Campaign Donations.
Leaders Of GOP-Led Arizona Ballot Recount Discount DOJ Concerns.
Twitter Removes Account That Was Sharing Trump's Blog Posts.
Tumulty Says Democrats Are Concerned About House Moderates Retiring.
WPost Slams DeSantis For "Cynical Calculation" In Delaying FL20 Special Election.
Candidate With Bear, 2003 Also-Rans, Among California Gubernatorial Recall Hopefuls.
Jones Poll Shows Him Close To Kemp In Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Race.
Atlanta Mayor Will Not Seek Second Term.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Brazilian Police Raid Leaves 25 Dead.
Pentagon Begins Removing Contractors From Afghanistan.
Social Media Post By US Embassy In Beijing Creates Controversy.
Speaker Of Maldivian Parliament Injured In Blast.
NYTimes Analysis: Burma Has Revived Censorship And Oppressive Policing.
Blinken Affirms Support For Ukraine While Calling For Kyiv To Address Graft.
Blinken Says "Jury Is Out" On Whether Iran Talks Will Be Successful.

THE BIG PICTURE

Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

Today's Events In Washington.

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