Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?
Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.
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Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call / Getty Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Valerie Plesch / Bloomberg / Getty; Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty. Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
The president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than for what it did.
Saul Loeb / Reuters Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth
Trump’s Independence Day blowout will bring a security blitz.
Tierney L. Cross / Bloomberg / Getty The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Trump Isn’t Giving Up on His Slush Fund
Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that payout plans remain on track.
Kylie Cooper / Reuters The Election Deniers Are Winning
The universe of people pressing debunked theories is so broad that it’s a feature of the system.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash
The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.
The Atlantic The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
Michael M. Santiago / Getty An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War
A general is ousted and the Army secretary is in jeopardy, sources say.
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