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Brian Driscoll Becomes Symbol of FBI Resistance Amid Justice Department Scrutiny
Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI director, has unexpectedly become a symbol of quiet resistance against Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who investigated the Jan. 6 riot

Senate Panel Moves Forward on FBI Nominee Kash Patel Despite Democratic Opposition
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said Tuesday his committee plans to vote on FBI director nominee Kash Patel as early as next week.

Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General
By Allan Lengel Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, was confirmed Tuesday night by the U.S. Senate for U.S. Attorney General. The 54-46 vote was pretty much along party lines. Bondi got one Democratic vote — Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, CNN reports. Democrats raised concerns during confirmation hearings that she might carry out…

FBI Agents’ Lawsuit Against DOJ Says ‘Trump Was an Active Participant in the Planning of the Attack On the Capitol’
The latest is causing a storm on Capitol Hill.

FBI’s Secret UFO Unit Faces Uncertain Future Amid Potential Trump-Ordered Purge
By Steve Neavling FBI agents investigating “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAPs) fear they could lose their jobs in a potential purge of officials involved in Jan. 6 cases, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, Politico reports. The secretive FBI working group, which has never been publicly disclosed before, consists of a national program manager…

Watchdog Finds No Conflict in FBI HQ Selection but Flags Flawed Process
A federal watchdog has cleared a top official of conflicts of interest in the selection of a Maryland site for the new FBI headquarters but found flaws in the decision-making process that gave the location an unfair advantage.

William Webster and Law Enforcement Groups Write Joint Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Help Prevent FBI Agents From Being Treated Unfairly
By Allan Lengel The firing of top FBI officials and the prospect of agents being fired for investigating matters they were assigned is raising grave concerns both in Washington and beyond. Judge William Webster, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and former director of Central Intelligence; the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA), a…

Biden’s Last-Minute Clemency Push Sparks Controversy at Justice Department
In his final days in office, President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates, aiming to correct what he saw as unjustly long prison terms for drug offenses.