Politics Oct 15 FBI agents and analysts who were fired for working on Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 FBI gives employees a classified 'Patel Report' about times the agency 'fell short' The document's existence is in keeping with Director Kash Patel's vocal criticism of the leaders who preceded him… By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Sep 15 WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit “specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran,” days before the U.S. launched an attack against the country. By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Politics Sep 15 WATCH: Patel grilled on whether he'll send FBI agents to the polls in November Welch asked if Patel agrees with the president’s remark in this year’s State of the Union address that Democrats must cheat to win elections. By Joshua Barajas
Politics Sep 15 WATCH: Patel explains why FBI no longer considers bestiality an automatic hiring disqualifier Patel said the change allows applications from people who have been victims of these crimes to be considered. By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Sep 14 WATCH: Patel testifies in Senate hearing, defending changes to FBI hiring standards on prostitution, bestiality By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau's loosening of hiring standards regarding an applicant's past experience with prostitution and bestiality, insisting that the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to be considered for employment without… Continue reading
Aug 04 3 FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The agents were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel that has targeted employees who investigated Trump or are perceived as being against the administration's interest. Continue reading
Jun 23 8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison By Jamie Stengle, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press One demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison. Continue reading
Jun 16 FBI disrupts a planned attack on the White House UFC cage-fighting show, court papers say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Court papers unsealed Tuesday say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. Continue reading
May 14 FBI Director Kash Patel took 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial, emails show By Jim Mustian, Eric Tucker, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. The battleship is now a military cemetery reachable only by boat. It has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank the… Continue reading