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FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration
By ERIC TUCKERUpdated 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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Judge 'reluctantly' grants DOJ motion to dismiss final prosecution in Jan. 6 attack
A federal judge has "reluctantly" granted the DOJ's move to dismiss the final remaining prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
'Massive' Russian strikes kill 17 in Kyiv, Zelenskyy says, as no missiles intercepted
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that at least 17 people were killed in Kyiv and the surrounding region in massive overnight Russian strikes.
Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed
Lawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed.
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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left
The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.
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GOP Sen. Collins said she'll vote 'no' on Todd Blanche's AG nomination
There are other Republican senators who have concerns about the AG nominee.
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller
The House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller.
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Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
The Republican-controlled Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the primary ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled against the party on issues like abortion.
www.nbcnews.comNetanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.
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Collins drops the hammer on Trump's pick to lead DOJ, jeopardizing path to confirmation
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says she will vote against Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, citing the anti-weaponization fund and DOJ independence.
Election highlights: Midterm matchups take shape in primaries across five states as Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan
Highlights on the elections as voters hit the polls for primaries in five states: Michigan, Virginia, Kansas, Missouri and Washington
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Trump declares victory at Bedminster Club Championship
Trump was honored at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey after winning the "super senior" and "senior division" from supposedly shooting a 70.
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Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: Democrats' division on display in Michigan Senate race
Democrats face a significant challenge in Michigan's Senate primary, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens competing against progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
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Federal investigation launched into air traffic incident involving Trump's helicopter
On Wednesday, a federal investigation was launched into an air traffic control incident involving President Trump's helicopter, Marine One. Nancy Cordes has more.
Continue reading...In Nevada speech, Trump chases after toddler on stage before joking he doesn't want him to 'be Biden and fall'
President Donald Trump shared a pair of lighthearted moments with a toddler during a Nevada event Wednesday, first stepping in to stop the young boy from wandering off-stage before joking, "I don't want him to be [former President Joe] Biden and fall off the stage."
The moment unfolded after Trump invited Sandra and Brad, a Las Vegas couple, on stage at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa with their two young children as he touted his administration's Trump Accounts and "no tax on tips" initiatives.
As the child's mother, Sandra, began to address...
Continue reading...The moment unfolded after Trump invited Sandra and Brad, a Las Vegas couple, on stage at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa with their two young children as he touted his administration's Trump Accounts and "no tax on tips" initiatives.
As the child's mother, Sandra, began to address...
Trump has become America's most targeted leader, facing threats every few months
President Donald Trump has become the most targeted U.S. leader on record among both sitting and former presidents, facing threat-related incidents roughly every two to three months in recent years.
Trump has survived three major assassination attempts and nearly a dozen other threat-related incidents over the past two years alone. Overall, he has faced nearly 20 known threats since first taking office in 2017.
By comparison, every other U.S. president targeted in an assassination attempt faced just one, except President Gerald R. Ford, who...
Continue reading...Trump has survived three major assassination attempts and nearly a dozen other threat-related incidents over the past two years alone. Overall, he has faced nearly 20 known threats since first taking office in 2017.
By comparison, every other U.S. president targeted in an assassination attempt faced just one, except President Gerald R. Ford, who...
Dems in the hot seat for skipping crucial hearing on radical group hiding in US: 'Embarrassment'
Democratic lawmakers were missing during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing as they skipped a hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged network inside the United States, drawing a blistering rebuke from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
"You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais," Cruz said as he opened the hearing by pointing out that every Democratic member of the subcommittee refused to attend. "The American people should ask themselves why not a single member of the minority decided that a hearing on...
Continue reading..."You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais," Cruz said as he opened the hearing by pointing out that every Democratic member of the subcommittee refused to attend. "The American people should ask themselves why not a single member of the minority decided that a hearing on...
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors made in his controversial private investment plans.
Continue reading...UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.
Continue reading...FAA probing Marine One safety incident around National Airport
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are looking into why airport traffic wasn't halted when Marine One departed the White House Tuesday afternoon with President Trump on board.
After the fatal midair collision at Washington's Reagan National Airport between an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in January 2025, the Transportation Department prohibited non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan National Airport. Marine One and emergency flights are exempt from the ban, but when they...
Continue reading...After the fatal midair collision at Washington's Reagan National Airport between an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in January 2025, the Transportation Department prohibited non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan National Airport. Marine One and emergency flights are exempt from the ban, but when they...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Medicare-for-all crusade collides with an awkward contradiction involving his wife
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has campaigned on passing Medicare-for-all, but his wife’s private psychiatry practice appears to operate outside the insurance system entirely.
El-Sayed, who secured the Democratic nomination for Senate on Wednesday, has argued that "healthcare shouldn't depend on who signs your paycheck" and demanded that taxpayers pay to "guarantee healthcare from cradle to grave" through Medicare-for-all. Despite this, his wife, Sarah Jukaku, states on her medical practice’s website that she is out of network with all...
Continue reading...El-Sayed, who secured the Democratic nomination for Senate on Wednesday, has argued that "healthcare shouldn't depend on who signs your paycheck" and demanded that taxpayers pay to "guarantee healthcare from cradle to grave" through Medicare-for-all. Despite this, his wife, Sarah Jukaku, states on her medical practice’s website that she is out of network with all...
Trump's antitrust point man could reshape Big Tech cases against Google and Apple if confirmed
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division testified before the Senate on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that could shape the future direction of the government's fight against Big Tech.
If confirmed, Adam Candeub, a longtime telecommunications law scholar and former Federal Communications Commission general counsel, would take control of some of the most consequential antitrust cases in decades, including the Justice Department’s landmark lawsuits targeting Google’s dominance in online search and Apple’s...
Continue reading...If confirmed, Adam Candeub, a longtime telecommunications law scholar and former Federal Communications Commission general counsel, would take control of some of the most consequential antitrust cases in decades, including the Justice Department’s landmark lawsuits targeting Google’s dominance in online search and Apple’s...
Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman
A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages".
Continue reading...Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty
The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.
Continue reading...Fauci slapped with subpoena as COVID doc probed for 'profiting' off federal guidance
FIRST ON FOX: A top Florida official is slapping Anthony Fauci with a subpoena over alleged "profiting" from federal guidance that hurt businesses, residents.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday he has issued an investigative subpoena against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci.
The subpoena is part of a state probe into Fauci’s awards, incentives and guidance that impacted Florida’s residents and their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Continue reading...Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday he has issued an investigative subpoena against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci.
The subpoena is part of a state probe into Fauci’s awards, incentives and guidance that impacted Florida’s residents and their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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SEE IT: Michigan Dem predicts far-left El-Sayed will win Senate race after backing his primary rival
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is confident that far-left Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed will defeat Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the race to replace him in the Senate, despite having endorsed El-Sayed’s primary rival, Rep. Haley Stevens.
El-Sayed, known as a progressive insurgent, will go head-to-head with Michigan’s Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in the upcoming midterm elections. El-Sayed’s victory marks yet another win for the left-wing Democrats in this year’s primaries that have been battling to defeat the current Democratic...
Continue reading...El-Sayed, known as a progressive insurgent, will go head-to-head with Michigan’s Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in the upcoming midterm elections. El-Sayed’s victory marks yet another win for the left-wing Democrats in this year’s primaries that have been battling to defeat the current Democratic...
Israel strikes south Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks
Lebanon's health ministry says one person was killed in the strikes, which the Israeli military says were a response to a Hezbollah ceasefire violation.
Continue reading...Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC
The "cockroach" movement was one of the biggest public displays of dissent against India's prime minister in years.
Continue reading...Mexican influencer shot dead during livestream
César Gastélum, who was known for comedy and lifestyle posts, was killed at close range by a man on a motorbike.
Continue reading...Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving the CDC its first official director in nearly a year.
Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday by a vote of 51 to 44. The CDC has been without a Senate-confirmed director since late August 2025, when former director Susan Monarez was ousted just 29 days into the job. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya had also been serving as acting CDC director since February.
Schwartz, a retired Navy rear admiral, is a former...
Continue reading...Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday by a vote of 51 to 44. The CDC has been without a Senate-confirmed director since late August 2025, when former director Susan Monarez was ousted just 29 days into the job. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya had also been serving as acting CDC director since February.
Schwartz, a retired Navy rear admiral, is a former...
Senate confirms new CDC director as diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak sweeps US
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.
Schwartz is the latest person to lead...
Continue reading...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.
Schwartz is the latest person to lead...
Dem drops US Senate bid, leaving independent candidate as lone challenger to incumbent GOP Sen Mike Rounds
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...
Continue reading..."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...
Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack
Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not intercepted - like the one that hit Anastasiia's home.
Continue reading...8/4: The Takeout with Major Garrett
Five states held primary elections Tuesday, including a key Democratic Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens.
Continue reading...$25 million reward offered for U.S.-born leader of powerful cartel
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.
The State Department said it was aimed at...
Continue reading...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.
The State Department said it was aimed at...
El-Sayed campaign backed by over $100,000 from dozens of members of group with alleged terror ties
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...
Continue reading...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...
Schumer claims victory as Senate moves to avert shutdown — GOP says he got played
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...
Continue reading...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...