Dec 11 Watch 5:40 Several Trump nominees visit Capitol Hill to build support for their confirmations By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Christopher Wray's resignation comes as President-elect Trump’s pick for the position, Kash Patel, met with senators to gain support for his nomination. He was just one of several Trump nominees on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Dec 11 FBI Director Wray says he will resign at end of Biden's term in January By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray says he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 6:09 How Trump's intelligence agency picks could radically shift the way they operate By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens Continue watching
Dec 03 What Trump's FBI director pick says he wants to do to reshape the bureau By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. Continue reading
Dec 01 What happens next after Trump chooses FBI critic Kash Patel to remake the agency By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Patel is likely to face deep skepticism during his confirmation hearings over his stated plans to rid the government of “conspirators” against Trump, and his claims that he would shut down the FBI’s headquarters in the nation’s capital and send… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 6:56 Trump taps 'deep state' conspiracy theorist Kash Patel to lead the FBI By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz As he continues stocking his new administration with staunch loyalists, President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated Kash Patel to be FBI director. Patel claims that the FBI is part of what he calls the “deep state” conspiracy against Trump and his… Continue watching
Nov 30 Trump names loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director to help with effort to upend law enforcement By Eric Tucker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press The selection is in keeping with Trump's view that the government's law enforcement and intelligence agencies require a radical transformation and his stated desire for retribution against supposed adversaries. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump's return to the White House likely means leadership change at FBI By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though the FBI director's job carries a 10-year term, Trump’s blistering and repeated criticism of his own appointee throughout his time as president raises the likelihood that Trump would either replace Wray upon taking office or that Wray would leave… Continue reading
Nov 08 Racist text messages sent to Black recipients, including children, raise alarms in multiple states By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson, Gary Fields, Associated Press Some messages said the recipient was going to a "plantation" and instructed them to show up at an address at a particular time "with your belongings."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Security official reiterates 'free, fair and safe' election By Nick Schifrin The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency downplayed the effect of Election Day bomb threats and declared the election "free, fair and safe" in a call with reporters. Challenged repeatedly on the scope of the bomb threats —… Continue reading