May 08 WATCH: Patel says FBI needs more funding than what White House budget proposes By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel is breaking with the Trump administration over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau. Continue reading
Apr 25 FBI arrests judge accused of helping man evade immigration agents, agency director Patel says By Alanna Durkin, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel says his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan "intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse."… Continue reading
Mar 27 Bondi signals chat investigation unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Multiple high-profile figures have found themselves under investigation in recent years over their handling of government secrets. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Warner slams ‘careless, incompetent’ discussion of Yemen strikes in Trump Cabinet group chat By Kenichi Serino "It's also just mind boggling to me that all these senior folks who are on this line and nobody bothered to even check," Warner said. Continue reading
Feb 24 Trump defends Musk’s demand that federal employees summarize what they’ve been doing By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Attorneys representing unions, businesses, veterans and conservation organizations filed an updated lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday, arguing Elon Musk had violated the law by threatening mass firings. Continue reading
Feb 24 Conservative media personality, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 9:24 A look at Trump’s first month in office as Congress works on his tax cut, border package By Lisa Desjardins, Winston Wilde President Trump has been on the job for one month and the pace of his administration has been unrelenting. Thursday, a federal judge ruled the administration could continue firing federal workers by the thousands and the Senate confirmed one of… Continue watching
Feb 20 WATCH: Senate narrowly votes to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The vote puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite Democrats' doubts about his qualifications and concerns he'll do Trump’s bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Senate convenes to consider nomination of Lutnick for commerce secretary By Associated Press The Senate will meet to consider the nomination of Commerce Secretary nominee Harold Lutnick at 3 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above. Continue reading
Feb 13 Senate panel advances nomination of Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel, Republicans push past Democrats By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Continue reading