With Arrival of Bongino, Trump Loyalists Take Command of the F.B.I.
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With Arrival of Bongino, Trump Loyalists Take Command of the F.B.I.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the closing minutes of his podcast, the right-wing provocateur Dan Bongino made a promise. Joining the F.B.I. as its deputy director, he acknowledged, would require a stark change in approach after years of making his name as a pugilistic pundit. “I have…

Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump’s, should have his gun rights restored, according to the attorney and others familiar with the situation. Elizabeth G….

Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs
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Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration has moved into its next push and most aggressive yet to drastically overhaul the federal bureaucracy, demanding that agencies produce plans for large work force cuts that involve closing offices and relocating employees outside the Washington region. Agencies have been…

‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations
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‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For days, Attorney General Pam Bondi had talked about releasing the “Epstein files,” supposedly secret documents the federal government has on some of the powerful men who were in the orbit of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. But the roughly 200 pages of…

Opinion | Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’
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Opinion | Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bongino and Fox parted ways in 2023 — he says over a contract dispute. He continued to build influence on the right-wing video platform Rumble, a company he owns a lucrative piece of, which also hosts Steve Bannon, the self-described misogynist influencer Andrew…

Trump Announces Dan Bongino, a Right-Wing Commentator, as FBI Deputy Director
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Trump Announces Dan Bongino, a Right-Wing Commentator, as FBI Deputy Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the F.B.I., President Trump said on Sunday night. Mr. Trump, making the announcement on his social media site,…

Opinion | A Presidency That’s Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks.
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Opinion | A Presidency That’s Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. Who’s worse: Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or Kash Patel? Gail Collins: Gee, Bret, good question. Easy to imagine R.F.K. Jr. screwing up the vaccination system and sending throngs of people to the hospital, if not worse. But…

Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation
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Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A series of internal F.B.I. emails released on Thursday showed that agents and officials followed standard procedure nearly three years ago when they opened the historic criminal investigation into Donald J. Trump’s attempts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election….

Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
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Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Late Friday night, all but three Republican senators voted to confirm President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, creating a 50-to-50 deadlock that required Vice President JD Vance to come break the tie. But close followers of the Senate likely weren’t surprised…

Trump’s Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency
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Trump’s Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Donald J. Trump returns to office, the critics, prosecutors and perceived enemies who sought to hold him accountable and banish him from American political life are now facing, with considerable trepidation, a president who is assuming power having vowed to exact vengeance….