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FBI Director Kash Patel defended recent FBI firings and his handling of the investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill.
FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying on Capitol Hill and spoke about the investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk, including a Discord chat that the suspect was part of. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest.
FBI Director Kash Patel is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for an annual hearing on oversight of the FBI.
FBI Director Kash Patel fired back at Sen. Dick Durbin, a ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, after the Democratic senator questioned his and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's past comments. "You're questioning the integrity of the deputy director and mine," Patel said.
FBI Director Kash Patel kicked off his opening statement at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday by addressing the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Patel also spoke about his FBI leadership and the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Kash Patel and his deputy Dan Bongino are challenging the FBI's fierce allegiance to message control.
A new lawsuit filed by fired FBI agents says the bureau "tried to put the President in jail and he hasn't forgotten it."
FBI Director Kash Patel says a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has been released from custody. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
Three senior FBI officials, including former acting director Brian Driscoll, claim in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally fired for purely political reasons. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Details are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents.
Federal checkpoints for seatbelts in Washington, D.C., drew protests from bystanders on Wednesday night amid President Trump's crime crackdown. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the latest.
As many as five FBI agents have been told that they are fired and need to leave the bureau by Friday, according to sources who spoke with CBS News. CBS News justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
There is new tension between the U.S. attorney general and the number two at the FBI over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The FBI's deputy director, Dan Bongino, did not show up to work Friday, fueling uncertainty at the department. Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more.
The Justice Department on Monday poured cold water on a conspiracy theory some of its highest ranking officials helped promote. The DOJ now says disgraced financeer Jeffrey Epstein did in fact die by suicide and never had a "client list." Shelby Talcott, White House correspondent for Semafor, Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter for NOTUS, and Jake Rosen, CBS News Department of Justice Reporter, join to discuss.
A Tennessee man who was pardoned by President Trump for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack FBI agents and attempting to incite a "civil war." CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Pauline Stuart says people she believed were friends "can't seem to handle talking to me" after her 17-year-old son's suicide.
Trump administration officials claim former FBI chief James Comey called for violence against the president — which Comey has pushed back on.
During a House appropriations committee hearing on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel warned that thousands of jobs and operations at the agency would be at risk if President Trump's plan to cut federal spending in 2026 is implemented. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants the congressional watchdog agency to examine what the FBI spent on Patel's personal travel.
The Trump administration's emerging media strategy focuses on the 8 a.m. hour of a Fox News program frequently watched by MAGA loyalists and their boss: President Trump.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest in an X post that has been deleted.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that his agency arrested a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
FBI directors typically fly on government jets, but they're encouraged to limit personal travel.
President Donald Trump was in Miami for his latest appearance at a sports event as he watched UFC fighters and was joined by several Cabinet members and top administration officials.
Florida's attorney general said Ryan Routh will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.
FBI Director Kash Patel is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for an annual hearing on oversight of the FBI.
One of Hollywood's leading actors, Robert Redford starred in such movies as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Way We Were."
Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in court where his state terrorism charges were thrown out.
The ongoing fallout over Epstein is likely to follow Trump on his formal state visit to the U.K., which just lost its ambassador in D.C. to the scandal.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Chicago area amid increased ICE operations the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz."
"It was me," a Discord account belonging to accused shooter Tyler Robinson appeared to state, according to a company spokesperson.
Experts commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council say Israeli forces are "continuing to commit" genocide in Gaza. Israel calls the report Hamas lies.
The Biden administration in 2021 imposed restrictions on Hungarian passport holders born outside of Hungary.
Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.