Kash Patel

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, March 27, 2025, in Manassas, VA. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, File)

Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities.
 
Attorney General Pam Bondi, right, and FBI Director Kash Patel speak during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump has long warned of a government ‘deep state.’ Now in power, he’s under pressure to expose it

 
Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik stands outside the Federal Court in Washington, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69

 
FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone to Congress on budget plan

 
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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FBI director Kash Patel testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls for

 
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The Latest: Judge says US must allow migrants the chance to challenge deportations to Libya in court

 
FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

 
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Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

 

FBI Director Kash Patel says a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement has been arrested

 
FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents

 
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks about a 24 year-old MS-13 gang leader who was arrested in an operation by the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force in Dale City, VA., on March 27, 2025, during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Manassas, VA. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey)

Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

 
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Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

 
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The Latest: Treasury secretary says Trump will keep 10% import tariff, raise import tax on China

 
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

 
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Flammable devices found at Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas

 
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a ceremony to raise the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag at the State Department, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FBI applauds Mexico’s arrest and handover of ’10 Most Wanted’ gang figure

 
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‘Scum,’ ‘crooked’ elections and ‘corrupt’ media. What Trump said inside the Justice Department

 
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Trump pledges to ‘expose’ his enemies in political speech at Justice Department

 
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a ceremony to raise the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag at the State Department, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says

 
An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Head of FBI New York office says he’s retired from the bureau after being ordered to do so

 
Conservative political commentator Rogan O'Handley, also known as DC Draino, from left, social media content creator Chaya Raichik and conservative political commentator Liz Wheeler hold up binders with a cover titled "The Epstein Files: Phase 1," with Jack Posobiec at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

No new bombshells in Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein files

 
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s ‘Far from Home,’ a ‘fervent’ call for bipartisanship, to be published in June

 

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