Sep 16 WATCH: Patel warns about ‘radicalizing’ and ‘addictive’ nature of social media By Hannah Grabenstein Patel said "the data shows that social media is wildly out of control when it comes to radicalizing."… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Patel declines to offer legal justification for Trump administration strikes on Venezuelan boats By Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a close ally of Trump, asked FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday what legal justification the administration is using for military strikes on Venezuelan boats that the president has said are carrying… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Sen. Kennedy presses FBI Director Patel to release the Epstein files By Hannah Grabenstein Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on his department’s handling of the case files in investigations against Jeffrey Epstein, asking him to commit to releasing all the files he can legally. Continue reading
Sep 16 Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press The Georgia Court of Appeals had ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case because of an "appearance of impropriety" created by a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had… Continue reading
Sep 16 Trump heads to a UK state visit where trade and tech talks will mix with royal pomp By Jill Lawless, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press As Trump left the White House on Tuesday, he noted that during his past state visit he was hosted at Buckingham Palace and this time he'll be at Windsor Castle, which he says people call "the ultimate."… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Patel says 2006 prosecution against Epstein committed ‘original sin’ in the case By Hannah Grabenstein The Trump administration has faced bipartisan pressure to release its files on the Epstein case, which the president and other officials have called a "hoax."… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Patel says ‘FBI will not be weaponized anymore’ on either side of the aisle By Joshua Barajas Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked FBI Director Kash Patel what steps the agency was taking to make sure “improperly predicated investigations and weaponizations” don’t happen. Continue reading
Sep 16 Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting likely to face charges Tuesday before first court hearing By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Hannah Schoenbaum, John Seewer, Associated Press Charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson are expected to come Tuesday ahead of his first court hearing after he was arrested in last week's shooting. Continue reading
Sep 16 Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: FBI Director Patel appears at Senate hearing amid criticism over Kirk probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel touted his leadership of the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a congressional hearing likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing and the recent firings of senior FBI officials… Continue reading