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Dan Bongino joins the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, in overseeing an agency of about 38,000 people.Credit...New York Times photographs by Erin Schaff and Kenny Holston

With Arrival of Bongino, Trump Loyalists Take Command of the F.B.I.

From his wildly popular podcast to the No. 2 post at the F.B.I., Dan Bongino joins Kash Patel to lead the agency at a turning point.

By Adam Goldman Reporting from Washington

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Trump says he is suspending tariffs on many Mexican goods for one month

US president says after speaking to Claudia Scheinbaum anything that falls under the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement will be exempt from 25% levy

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Trucks queue to cross the border between Mexico and the United States. Photograph: Carlos Sanchez/Reuters

Screaming match breaks out in House after vote to censure Democrat Al Green

Democrats began singing from the House well as the censure resolution was read.

'At some point, we're all going to have to stand up': Al GreenRep. Al Green spoke with ABC News after he was escorted out of the chamber and said he'd welcome any consequences that come from his disruption.

Plan to skewer US sanctuary city mayors backfires on Republicans

New York, Chicago, Boston and Denver mayors use platform at Capitol hearing to reject claims about crime and gangs

Mayors Eric Adams, Michael Johnston, Brandon Johnson and Michelle Wu are sworn in during a House hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

House GOP moves swiftly to punish Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

Rep. Al Green shouts out as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump touts accomplishments, taunts opponents in speech to Congress

In his first joint session to a visibly divided Congress, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday flaunted his second administration's accomplishments and derided his opponents, while reiterating his promises to restore the US economy, achieve peace in Ukraine, and reshape the federal government.

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Donald Trump delivers an address to a joint session of Congress on 4 March. Photograph: Win McNamee/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

Takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress

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U.S. President Donald Trump to speak to Congress

Address set to begin at 9 p.m. ET

U.S. President Donald Trump, who moved ahead this week with sweeping tariffs on longtime allies Canada and Mexico, is set to deliver the first joint congressional address of his second term on Tuesday night.

Trump to address Congress and nation as he tests limits of presidential power

It comes as he moves with lightning speed to forcibly enact his agenda.

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 28, 2017. J. Scott Applewhite/AP, FILES

Vance Reveals Exact Moment When Zelensky’s Oval Office Meeting Derailed

The vice president initially wanted to “defuse” things, he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. The president wasn’t having any of it.

US President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President J.D. Vance meet with Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. © Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office with Donald Trump and JD Vance on Friday. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Trump berates Zelenskyy in Oval Office brawl

Trump berates Zelenskyy in Oval Office brawl

Vivek Ramaswamy announces run for governor in Ohio

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Donald Trump picks rightwing podcaster as FBI’s second-in-command

Dan Bongino among online influencers who supported US president’s conspiracy theories and re-election bid

Dan Bongino, pictured, has hosted Trump on his daily podcast, and has regularly promoted the president while frequently attacking ‘libs’ and former leader Joe Biden © Susan Walsh/AP

Brutal email to millions of US workers

Musk leads the efforts under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and the thousands of sacked workers are not happy. Picture: Jason Redmond / AFP

Trump blows up over trans athlete ban

Donald Trump unleashed a tirade on the leader of one US state during a very awkward and tense clash meeting at the White House.

Mr Trump arriving to speak at the Governors Working Session in the State Dining Room of the White House. Picture: Jim Watson / AFP

Acting ICE director removed amid White House pressure to boost arrests

Caleb Vitello, a veteran ICE official, will be reassigned in latest agency shakeup.

The New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello, conducts enforcement operations Jan. 28 in New York. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Getty Images)
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