Month: December 2024

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Sunday said Kash Patel will need to prove to Congress he will reform and restore public trust in the FBI if he is to win confirmation to the role. President-elect Tr…

Following a slew of unsubstantiated bomb threats targeting Connecticut’s congressional delegation, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says he wants an FBI director that will go after “anybody” who threatens the American political system.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate Kash Patel as his next FBI director. Kash Patel is a hard-line critic of the Bureau who has called for shutting down the agency’s Washington headquarters, firing its leaders and bringing the nation’s law enforcement agencies “to heel.”

The offensive, led by an Islamist rebel group, shifts the front lines of Syria’s long-running civil war. Government forces appeared to withdraw from some areas.