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FBI Under Patel Uses Polygraphs to Root Out Critics, Prompting Fear and Departures
Since Kash Patel took over as FBI director, the bureau has dramatically ramped up its use of polygraph tests, often asking agents whether they’ve spoken negatively about Patel himself, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
FBI Headquarters Fight Derails Senate Spending Bill
A fight over the future home of the FBI’s headquarters derailed progress on a key Senate spending bill Thursday, adding uncertainty to lawmakers’ efforts to avoid a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline.
Six Secret Service agents suspended after assassination attempt on Trump
The Secret Service has suspended six employees without pay for their roles in the security breakdown that allowed a gunman to shoot at Donald Trump during a July rally in Butler, Penn.
Secret Service tailed Comey after cryptic social media post sparked Trump ally outrage
The U.S. Secret Service tracked former FBI Director James Comey and his wife in unmarked cars and monitored his phone location after a cryptic social media post in May was interpreted by President Trump allies as a threat against the president.
NY Times Editorial: Trump Turning FBI Into ‘Enforcement Agency for MAGA’s Priorities’
By Allan Lengel The New York Times rips into the Trump administration’s FBI in an editorial titled: “Trump’s Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe.” The editorial has little good to say about FBO Director Kash Patel, saying his “main qualification is his unquestioning fealty to Mr. Trump,” and going on to say, “his mission…
FBI Reportedly Investigating Brennan and Comey over Russia Probe
The FBI has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey.
Ten Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of Officer Outside ICE Facility in Texas
Ten people were charged with attempted murder after a police officer was shot outside an ICE detention center in Texas on the Fourth of July.