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.
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said Tuesday his committee plans to vote on FBI director nominee Kash Patel as early as next week.
FBI agents who searched U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s house in June 2022 found piles and piles of cash, along with 13 gold bars.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate are expected to move to quickly dismiss the impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The labor union that represents Border Patrol agents and the acting CBP chief threw their weight behind a bipartisan Senate border security bill on Monday, but House Republicans appear poised to block it.
Sen. Bob Menendez declared his innocence during an emotional speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, saying he intends to “prove my innocence” after the Justice Department filed new bribery charges against him.
The Justice Department announced an additional charge against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging he conspired to act as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday that he plans to introduce a resolution next week that condemns former President Trump’s call to “defund” the FBI and Justice Department.
