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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FBI gives employees a classified ‘Patel Report’ about times when it ‘fell short’

October 2, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

The FBI has released a classified report to its workforce examining what it says are chapters from the bureau’s history “where this institution fell short,” according to an internal message...

FILE – This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Justice Department via AP)

Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe presses on with subpoenas after lead prosecutor’s exit

September 21, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Before taking over the sprawling Justice Department investigation into foes of President Donald Trump, Joe diGenova decried the lack of progress in bringing indictments. Five months later, diGenova has left...

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

September 15, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to apply...

FILE – Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan issued subpoena in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation, lawyer says

September 14, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a Florida grand jury in a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against...

FILE – Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

‘No serious dispute’ that James Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say

August 19, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year...

Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, speaks during an event at the Brookings Institution, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

August 7, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

August 6, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote

August 5, 2026 at 7:59 a.m.

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led committee prepares to vote to hold him in...

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, second from left, listens as his attorney Norman Eisen, right, speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed

August 4, 2026 at 9:36 p.m.

The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen from the Washington Monument, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

July 31, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the...

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