A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied a request to release a former FBI informant who fabricated a bribery story involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, an allegation that later fueled Republican efforts to impeach the president.
The FBI has begun administering polygraph tests in an effort to identify the source of leaks from within the bureau, the agency said Monday.
The Justice Department’s civil rights division is facing an exodus of attorneys and staff as Trump administration officials shift its focus away from traditional civil rights enforcement toward more aggressive actions against liberal cities, Ivy League schools, and student protesters.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case involving an FBI raid on the wrong home in Atlanta, after lower courts dismissed the family’s lawsuit against the federal government.
Since taking over as FBI director in February, Kash Patel has become a high-profile presence — attending sporting events, posting on social media, and reshaping the bureau’s leadership and structure.
The FBI has placed intelligence analyst Brian Auten on administrative leave, raising concerns about political retaliation under Director Kash Patel.
The FBI has appointed two longtime agents to lead its high-profile field offices in New York and Washington, D.C., the bureau announced Thursday.
New FBI leaders Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, once two of the agency’s fiercest critics, are now calling for reforms from within — using the bureau’s damaged reputation, which they helped shape, as justification for change.
