
FBI Analyst Suspended After Appearing on Director Kash Patel’s So-Called Enemies List
The FBI has placed intelligence analyst Brian Auten on administrative leave, raising concerns about political retaliation under Director Kash Patel.
The FBI has placed intelligence analyst Brian Auten on administrative leave, raising concerns about political retaliation under Director Kash Patel.
The second-in-command at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has resigned under pressure, further deepening a leadership shakeup at the federal agency tasked with enforcing the nation’s gun laws.
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.
The FBI has formed a task force to investigate recent attacks on Tesla properties.
FBI Director Kash Patel, who is also serving as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is moving forward with a plan to reassign as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, slashing the agency’s workforce by more than a third.
FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed bureau employees to disregard Elon Musk’s directive requiring federal workers to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination.
Kash Patel, a polarizing pick to lead the FBI, cleared another procedural hurdle Tuesday as the Senate voted 48-45 to advance his nomination, setting up a final confirmation vote in the coming days.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for FBI director, despite warnings from Democrats that he would prioritize the president’s interests and target perceived political enemies.