Trump Administration Moves Ahead With Plans to Cut Work Force: Live Updates
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union protested next to the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday. Credit… Samuel Corum for The New York Times F.B.I. director: The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering whether to advance the nomination of Kash Patel as F.B.I. director to the full Senate. Mr. Patel, a Trump loyalist, has vowed to clear out F.B.I. headquarters and turn it into a museum, fire the agency’s leadership, and punish what he calls the “deep state” conspiracy