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Former acting director of the FBI and other officials pushed out, sources say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Brian Driscoll, who briefly served as acting director of the FBI in the early days of the second Trump administration, is being pushed out of the agency, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Driscoll must vacate his current role at the agency's Washington field office by Friday, the sources said. The same goes for Steve Jensen, assistant director in charge of the agency's Washington field office.

Sources familiar with the matter said that an agent named Walter Giardina, who was involved in previous investigations related to President...
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FBI agrees to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to sabotage GOP redistricting plan, Cornyn says

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Thursday that the FBI has granted his request for federal agents to help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stall a GOP redistricting vote.

Cornyn said the FBI agreed to assist Texas law enforcement in locating members of the Texas House of Representatives "who have fled the state in a shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process."

"I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in locating runaway Texas...
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DHS scoops up criminal illegal immigrant suspected of killing man on lawnmower: 'Senseless tragedy'

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has lodged an ICE detainer on an illegal immigrant suspected of driving drunk and killing a man using a lawnmower in Louisiana.

DHS announced in a Thursday press release that a detainer has been lodged against Roberto Romero-Hernandez, who they say is a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, after he was arrested by the Louisiana State Police after 59-year-old Rickey G. Maddox was struck and killed by a car in Alexandria, Louisiana.

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FBI ousts former acting director, agent involved in J6 prosecutions, with more expected

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The FBI on Thursday is ousting at least three officials, including the former acting director and an officer involved in the January 6 investigations, Fox News has learned.

Former FBI acting director, Brian Driscoll, is among those being forced out of the bureau, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News, along with Walter Giardina, a special agent at the bureau who played a role in the investigation of Trump trade advisor, Peter Navarro, and Steven Jensen, the acting director in charge of the Washington Field Office.

Driscoll, for his part...
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Why Trump-Putin talks unlikely to bring rapid end to Ukraine war

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Even with Trump's direct involvement, Moscow's preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult to reach.
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Charleston bishop rebukes Trump's 'harsh' deportations, cites George W Bush's 'acceptable' plans

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump received a rare rebuke from the Catholic Church after the Bishop of Charleston released a lengthy public statement condemning the U.S. immigration system, slamming the president's mass deportation efforts while crediting President George W. Bush's "acceptable" plans.

Bishop Mark Brennan, who presides over the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston encompassing all of West Virginia, said America was "built on the backs of men and women who came from other countries, whether freely or in chains."

"Now we see our government adopting...
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Israeli security cabinet to meet over plan to fully occupy Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The key meeting comes amid reports of tensions between Netanyahu and military chiefs opposed to the plan.
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Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in copper mining area

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Zambia's government says the water is safe to drink after the US embassy ordered its staff to withdraw.
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Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a "national tragedy".
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FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to aid the search for the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to protest new congressional maps, Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday.

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the Democrats back so there are enough lawmakers on the floor for a quorum, which would enable them to vote on new congressional maps likely to increase the GOP advantage in the state. Texas requires two-thirds of the House — or 100 of the 150 representatives — to be present for a quorum.

It's unclear what the laws the legislators...
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Business owner behind mysterious 'Remember Hiroshima' protest doll at Disneyland’s 'Small World' ride revealed

  • News source: FOX News
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Baffled Disneyland visitors at the "It's a Small World" attraction were greeted by a protest doll holding a sign reading "Remember Hiroshima" over the weekend, sparking questions and speculation online as videos of the doll spread.

Videos began circulating on TikTok and Reddit Monday showing a woman carrying a female doll holding a sign reading "Remember Hiroshima" while walking around Disneyland. Another photo online showed the doll within the "It's a Small World" exhibit, strategically positioned next to one of the tunnels that the boat ride...
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Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed dueling petitions to the state Supreme Court this week seeking to punish dozens of quorum-breaking Democrats who fled the state to block passage of a newly drawn congressional map — a high-stakes gerrymandering fight playing out ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Abbott's petition, filed late Tuesday night, alleges that Rep. Gene Wu, the Democratic Caucus chair, and his 49 Democratic colleagues violated their "affirmative constitutional obligation" by leaving Texas late last...
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Ex-Superman actor says he's becoming ICE agent

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dean Cain says he'll be "sworn in as an ICE agent asap" following a recruitment drive by the agency.
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'Fake nurse' arrested in Florida after seeing more than 4,000 patients

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A police investigation into Autumn Bardisa was launched due to concerns about her qualifications.
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2028 hopeful challenges Trump's juvenile surgery ban while opposing women's sports bill restrictions

  • News source: FOX News
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro drew sharp criticism after joining a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump from placing prohibitions on juvenile gender surgeries and criticizing supporters of a state Senate bill that would ban biological males from competing in girls sports.

The potential 2028 Democratic hopeful was careful to distinguish that his opposition to Trump’s move is not necessarily in support of such procedures, but because he believes the doctor’s office is no place for the federal government.

"I am suing the Trump administration...
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