President-elect Donald J. Trump had already signaled his intention to replace Christopher A. Wray with a longtime loyalist, Kash Patel.
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CNN Poll: Most Americans approve how Trump is handling his return to the White House – Most Americans expect President-elect Donald Trump to do a good job upon his return to the White House next month (54%), and a majority approves of how he’s handling the presidential transition so far…
Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals – The long-standing policy has prevented ICE agents from arresting immigrants at so-called "sensitive locations" except under certain circumstances.
Judge tosses Michael Flynn lawsuit alleging he was prosecuted to 'derail' Trump's 2020 election – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn that claimed he was maliciously prosecuted by Robert Mueller's team
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Tops $400 Billion, a Historic First – Elon Musk has become the first person to reach $400 billion in net worth, the latest milestone for the world’s richest individual.
Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History – Under President Biden, more than two million immigrants per year have entered, government data shows.
Mitch McConnell: ‘We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now’ – The Republican Senator on his plans to spend the last two years of his term fighting back against an increasingly isolationist GOP
'A Warning': Warren, Sanders Address Sympathy For UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing – The progressive senators condemned the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson, calling it outrageous and denouncing violence.
Trump details sweeping changes he’ll carry out on day one and beyond in an exclusive interview – Trump vowed to launch a mass deportation effort, impose tariffs and pardon many convicted in the Jan. 6 attack in an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker.
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The commercial news industry is incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duties – Our most important news organizations operate according to a business model that singularly values affluent customers. And that affects everything they do.
FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes – The agency is asking the White House, in the final days of the Biden era, to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Trump Scheduled to Ring NYSE’s Opening Bell on Thursday – Donald Trump is slated to ring the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell on Thursday, presenting a president-elect who has vowed to rejuvenate the US economy a celebratory photo opportunity at an…
Supreme Court Won’t Decide Nvidia Securities Fraud Case After All – In an unsigned order, the justices dismissed the case against the tech giant as “improvidently granted,” meaning they had concluded that it had been a mistake to take it up.