Right-Wing Commentator Named F.B.I. Deputy Director
The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau’s history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations.
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Kash Patel, FBI Director, Plans to Move Hundreds of Agents to Field Offices
The timeline for identifying the agents and employees who would move from the Washington area to field offices and a sprawling campus in Huntsville, Ala., was not immediately clear.
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.
Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States.
World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.
Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election
The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.
U.S. Attorney Casts Office as ‘Guardians of Federal Workers’
In an unusual email, the U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, spoke openly about a sensitive investigation into a threat against Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.
Federal Prosecutor Responsible for Overseeing Major Criminal Cases Resigns
The prosecutor, Denise Cheung, did not say what precipitated her decision in an email to colleagues, but she thanked them for adhering to the highest standards of professional conduct.
Kash Patel’s Loyalty to Trump Raises Doubts Over F.B.I.’s Independence
During President Trump’s first term, demanding personal loyalty didn’t always work; stocking top jobs with loyalists is the tack now. At the F.B.I., this entails bucking its institutional history.