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Hansen, 79, was found unresponsive in his prison cell, officials said. One of America's most notorious spies, Robert Hanssen, was found dead on Monday at a maximum security prison in Colorado, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told ABC News. Just before 7 a.m. on Monday morning, Hanssen, 79, was found dead in his cell, the official said. The crimes Hanssen committed were some of the most dangerous and egregious in American History . Beginning in 1985, Hanssen worked with handlers from the Soviet Union, using the alias "Ramon Garcia." providing highly classified national security information in exchange for $1.4 million, according to the FBI. Hanssen used encrypted communications, "dead drops," including one just outside of Washington, D.C., at a park in Fairfax County, Virginia, and other methods to provide information to the KGB and Soviet Union. Foxstone Park bridge where FBI agents reported that FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen made document drops to Russian a...

Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to be arraigned following new charges of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday following new charges accusing him of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal. He is expected to plead not guilty. His wife, Nadine Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen accused of conspiring with the senator already pleaded not guilty to the same charges last week. Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment on Oct. 12 accusing Menendez, 69, of conspiring with his wife and businessman Wael Hana to have the senator act as an agent of Egypt. MORE: Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez faces additional charge following sweeping indictment The indictment includes new photos of Menendez, his wife and Hana dining with Egyptian officials that prosecutors said were part of a "corrupt agreement" to pr...

As Republicans plan to aggressively challenge President Biden's border and immigration policies in the House next year, one border-district Republican is drawing attention an alarming number of suicides in the ranks of Customs and Border Protection agents. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers plan this week to introduce the TAPS Act to direct resources to Border Patrol agents -- modeled on a past effort at the Pentagon to address mental health issues in the Military . "There's a lot of things that should unite us," Gonzales said at a news conference Wednesday. "The fact that we have 14 agents who have committed suicide [this year] is a problem ... and it's a problem for this body to solve." Rep. Tony Gonzales speaks during a news conference on rising suicide rates at the U.S. Border Patrol, Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP MORE: Border apprehensions exceed 2 million this year: Enforcement in...