Kash Patel repeatedly deflected Vermont Senator Peter Welch's questions and refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

The messages showed that F.B.I. investigators took normal bureaucratic steps and precautions when opening an extraordinarily sensitive inquiry into Mr. Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.

It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden previously won by the county by 3 points in 2020, and Hillary Clinton by 2 points in 2016. Jackson and Clinton counties were won by Trump in the last three presidential elections.

The number of Arizona Democrats who voted in 2024 among Democrats dropped significantly from 2020 to 2024. Republicans and independents made gains.

While you might question the sophistication of his analysis, Trump was correct about both the physics of the collision (namely, that it could have been avoided if the helicopter had gone either up or down) and the moral valence of the mass casualty event (bad, not good).

Trump said his decision will be based on whether the price of oil charged by the two trading partners is fair, although the basis of his threatened tariffs pertains to stopping illegal immigration

Two senior Republican lawmakers released protected whistleblower disclosures Thursday revealing how an anti-FBI agent went outside established agency protocols for opening probes to help launch the federal election interference case against President Trump.

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director and insisted on acknowledging that former President Joe Biden was the victor in the 2020 presidential election.

Kash Patel dodges questions on Jan 6 and 2020 election during FBI confirmation hearing - RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced off with senators over past statements and conspiracy beliefs

Other polls have shown that Trump has topped his approval ratings since his first term. Gallup's most recent poll showed that Trump's approval rating currently stands at 47 percent, up from 45 percent at the beginning of his first term.

A new report claims TikTok participates in suppressing content critical of President Donald Trump as the new administration works to keep the app available in the U.S.