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FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration

By ERIC TUCKER
Updated 9:54 AM CDT, August 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A legal brief by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed by outside parties in the last week in support of the agents, who were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel that has targeted employees who investigated Trump or are perceived as being against the administration’s interest.

Taken together, the filings, including from former FBI and Justice Department alumni, underscore a concerted and bipartisan pushback to the waves of terminations that have roiled the FBI in the last year and a half as Patel has sought to remake the bureau in his own image.

The briefs argue that the firings were illegal because the agents were denied due process and punished for perceived political affiliation, and say the terminations contradict decades of expectations that the bureau’s “apolitical, professional career corps of agents” can work on sensitive cases without putting their careers at risk.

“The Bureau simply cannot function if individual Special Agents must choose whether to accept a lawful assignment that could later get them fired, or alternatively to reject it and become subject to firing for insubordination. FBI Special Agents have long understood that they are subject to assignment and reassignment at any time based on the needs of the Bureau,” the agents association, which serves nearly 12,000 members, wrote in its brief. ...

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Senate confirms new CDC director as diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak sweeps US

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The Senate confirmed the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as viral outbreaks wreak havoc across the country, and as lawmakers worry whether they’ve found someone to stand up to President Donald Trump’s top health official.

The upper chamber confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the next CDC director on Wednesday along party lines. Her confirmation comes as a Cyclospora outbreak, commonly known as the diarrhea parasite, carves its way across the U.S. from contaminated lettuce.

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Dem drops US Senate bid, leaving independent candidate as lone challenger to incumbent GOP Sen Mike Rounds

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Julian Beaudion, the Democratic candidate who was challenging Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, announced that he is dropping his election bid, a move that leaves independent candidate Brian Bengs going head-to-head against the incumbent lawmaker.

"As many of you know, we experienced a devastating house fire while continuing to navigate significant personal financial hardship," Beaudion explained in part of a lengthy statement issued on Tuesday. "Through it all, my wife, Inkka, and our daughters have shown incredible strength. They have...
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Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack

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Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not intercepted - like the one that hit Anastasiia's home.
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8/4: The Takeout with Major Garrett

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Five states held primary elections Tuesday, including a key Democratic Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens.
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$25 million reward offered for U.S.-born leader of powerful cartel

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The State Department on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or "Pelón," scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel.

The reward was bumped up from $5 million. The Trump administration offered a total of $102 million in rewards for various leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and restricted the visas of family members and business associates of cartel members.

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El-Sayed campaign backed by over $100,000 from dozens of members of group with alleged terror ties

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FIRST ON FOX: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's campaign has collected more than $115,000 from individuals who work for or have held leadership roles with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates and formally designated or labeled as such in Florida and Texas.

A Fox News Digital review found that El-Sayed, who has made getting "money out of politics" a central campaign rallying cry, has accepted donations from at least 41...
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Schumer claims victory as Senate moves to avert shutdown — GOP says he got played

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The Senate quietly moved its solution to halt a government shutdown through another key step as the tenuous truce between Republicans and Democrats continues to hold.

In the midst of a hectic, albeit open-ended and uncertainty-laden schedule, the upper chamber advanced its continuing resolution (CR) unanimously on Wednesday. While not the final vote, it’s a strong sign that neither side wants to thrust the federal government into uncertainty as the midterms near.

It marks a sharp departure from the shutdown politics of the last year and follows...
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Tlaib moves to block ICE airport arrests, says TSA helping target immigrants

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Progressive Democrats are taking their war against President Donald Trump's handling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the skies with a new effort led by far-left Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

Tlaib introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at blocking ICE and Border Patrol agents from accessing air travelers' data called the No TSA Data for ICE Act, which would curb federal immigration officials' ability to arrest noncitizens at U.S. airports.

The legislation would stop ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from being able to use data...
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Exclusive: Grieving mom reveals deadly cost of illegal immigration as daughter's killer seeks parole

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FIRST ON FOX: After her 18-year-old daughter, Hailey King, was run over by an illegal immigrant driving a truck 36 mph above the speed limit, Angel Mom Kathy Hall promised her dying daughter she was "never going to stop fighting for justice for her."

In an interview obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital from advocacy group The American Border Story, Hall recounted her daughter’s grisly killing, which, she said, launched her crusade to make sure that no other parents and children undergo the same fate.

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After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives

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Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia's missile barrages.
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Controversial socialist chef flip-flops on abolish the police, says she’s ‘serious about public safety’

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Controversial chef and democratic socialist candidate Francesca Hong has reversed her position on defunding and abolishing the police, saying in a recent podcast interview that she has become "serious about public safety."

Hong is a Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker perhaps best known for her 2020 call to "cancel Thanksgiving" because of its colonial history. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and a leading Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor.

In an episode of Pod Save America released on Tuesday, Hong was asked about...
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White House pushes 'watershed' fraud-fighting reform in Congress as Vance convenes task force

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Vice President JD Vance, who chairs President Donald Trump's Task Force To Eliminate Fraud, said during remarks on Wednesday that the effort has identified $230 billion of suspected fraud so far.

"We've been able to stop $56 billion in fraudulent payments that would've otherwise gone to fraudsters, rather than to the people who need them," he said at a task-force roundtable event with lawmakers.

Vance called for reforms to help tackle the fraud.

VANCE TO HOST CONGRESS AT WHITE HOUSE TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON FRAUD

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Republican who reportedly dropped out defeats Trump's pick in key swing-district primary

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Republican voters in Michigan's 8th Congressional District chose Thomas J. Smith as their challenger to freshman Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald-Rivet on Wednesday – defying President Donald Trump's endorsement of opponent Amir Hassan -- in one of several House races the GOP hopes will help expand its majority in November.

The district stretches across Flint, Saginaw, Midland and Bay City, and has become increasingly competitive in recent election cycles. Al Lemmo also vied for the nomination.

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Republicans move to oust embattled Florida GOP lawmaker in bitter primary fight

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House GOP divisions are erupting on the midterm campaign trail as Republicans fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress for the latter half of President Donald Trump's term.

The infighting touched down in Florida on Wednesday, where two House Republicans are endorsing a primary opponent to incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., who is facing multiple investigations into his finances and allegations of domestic abuse, among other claims. Mills has denied any wrongdoing.

Reps. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced...
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Political newcomer seeks to unseat twin of Trump impeachment foe in swing Virginia district

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Douglas Ollivant decisively beat two fellow political newcomers in the Republican primary contest to take on incumbent Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., in November.

Vindman, whose twin brother is a high-profile foe of President Donald Trump, currently represents Virginia's 7th Congressional district, a seat previously held by the state's Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

The Republican primary race between Ollivant, Rick Smithers, and Philip Harding was unique in that none of the candidates have held elected office before, though two have government...
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Secret FBI probe cast Trump as possible Russian asset after Comey firing, memos show

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The White House released newly declassified FBI memos showing that the bureau opened a 2017 counterintelligence investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey was connected to Russia.

The investigation, codenamed "Oxferd Comma," opened after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, according to the White House's release. It is unclear as to why the word "Oxford" was seemingly misspelled.

The probe was launched due to national security concerns as to whether Trump himself be a Russian asset, the documents allege...
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South Africa plans new rules on ex-leaders' foreign trips after Zuma's visit to India

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Jacob Zuma was pictured with a businessmen allegedly at the heart of a corruption scandal in South Africa
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El-Sayed's victory sends tremors through Democratic Party

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His win in Michigan sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate's popularity in a swing state.
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McKinney defeats Thanedar in Michigan's 13th Congressional District primary

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State Rep. Donavan McKinney has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan's 13th Congressional District, CBS News projects.

The two Democrats both hold strong progressive policy viewpoints but differ in their backgrounds and values ahead of the Democratic primary.

Thanedar, who is finishing up his second term in Congress, was largely self-funding his campaign. He was elected to Congress in 2022 after winning the nine-way primary with 28.3% of the votes. McKinney, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, ran on a platform...
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Dems' leftward lurch gets legs as El-Sayed's Michigan Senate victory sparks party debate

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DETROIT, MI - Abdul El-Sayed's victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's high-stakes Democratic Senate primary is a massive boost for the party's left-wing in its ideological battle with the center-left establishment.

The win called Wednesday morning gives instant ammunition to Republicans aiming to flip a crucial battleground Senate seat the Democrats must hold as part of their midterm push to win back control of the chamber.

Republican nominee former Rep. Mike Rogers, in a Fox News Digital interview ahead of the primary, argued that...
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McConnell's absence puts Trump agenda at risk as Kentucky succession questions grow

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A deadline that could have determined Sen. Mitch McConnell’s future in the Senate has come and gone as the timeline for the Kentucky Republican’s return remains in the air.

Speculation swirled over Aug. 3 and its ramifications for McConnell’s winnowing tenure in the Senate, given that he’s been absent from the public eye since early June and is slated to retire at the end of this year.

Armchair election quarterbacks suggested that Monday was the day for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, to have called a special election to replace McConnell...
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DSA-backed candidate topples millionaire Dem incumbent

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Donavan McKinney, a congressional candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, won his Democratic primary on Tuesday night, unseating incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.

From primary candidates in New York like socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier and her victory over incumbent Rep. Adriano Espillat, D-N.Y., the veteran chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, to Melat Kiros, another socialist in Colorado, unseating 30-year incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., DSA-backed candidates...
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Republicans get the Democrat they wanted as socialist Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary

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After a grueling, messy campaign, a far-left progressive has taken on the Democratic establishment and won.

Abdul El-Sayed felled Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., to secure the Democratic nomination for Senate in what became one of the ugliest Democratic primary races in the country. El-Sayed will now face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who was uncontested in the GOP primary, in November.

Big money, the Democratic old guard and attacks on El-Sayed’s Democratic Socialist leanings dominated the primary, and leave the last man standing on the Left...
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Left-wing political outsider wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan

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Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November.
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UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March

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Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.
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