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Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the…

The dismissal is part of a broader pattern of firings under Patel's leadership. In September, over a dozen FBI agents were dismissed for taking a knee during racial justice protests in Washington, D.C., in 2020.

The FBI had an intelligence-sharing and training partnership with the group, which campaigns to fight antisemitism, but now Patel has pulled the plug on the arrangement

From Chen v. FBI, decided Tuesday by D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judges Michelle Childs and Harry Edwards:… The post D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News appeared first on Reason.com.

The former FBI director prioritized fidelity to his office. The case against him is flimsy – but that’s cold comfort

Several thousand federal employees will be furloughed or must do unpaid work. Regular people will feel it differently

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At a press conference announcing that the suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk had been detained, FBI director Kash Patel ended his speech with a personal message to his “brother”, saying: “We have the watch, and I’ll see you in Valhalla.”

A high school student from Washington was arrested and charged in relation to an alleged school shooting plot.