Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit

Three senior FBI officials who were abruptly fired last month by Kash Patel, the FBI director, are claiming in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally terminated at the direction of the White House for purely political reasons.  The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, alleges Patel

Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn’t have been “left to an individual’s ego”

Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris writes that former President Joe Biden’s decision to run again was a choice that shouldn’t have “been left to an individuals’ ego, an individual’s ambition,” according to excerpts of her upcoming book, “107 Days,” published Wednesday in The Atlantic.  Harris, who suddenly became the presumptive Democratic nominee for

Judge rules Lisa Cook can remain Fed governor for now as Trump tries to fire her

A federal Judge on Tuesday ruled that Lisa Cook can remain in her role on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors while her lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to fire her from her post plays out. “President Trump has not stated a legally permissible cause for Cook’s removal,” U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who was appointed

Poland says its airspace was violated by unidentified “drone-type objects”

The Polish military said late Tuesday it’s responding to “drone-type objects” that entered its airspace during a set of overnight attacks by Russia on Ukraine. In a statement on X, the country’s armed forces said an “operation is underway aimed at identifying and neutralizing the objects,” and it is “actively working to locate the downed