Several top FBI officials are told to resign or face demotion as Trump continues federal purge

• Senior FBI officials were asked to resign or retire, three sources said

  These senior officials at FBI headquarters were responsible for overseeing top priorities for the bureau, including national security, criminal and cyber issues, the sources said.
  
  CBS News - 2h
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  Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

  Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to Russia. RFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second ...
  
  The Guardian - 5h
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  Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge

  A new memo offering “deferred resignation” to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover.
  
  Inc. - 1d
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  Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first

  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump ...
  
  The Hill - 4d

• Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge

  Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
  
  CBS News - 4d

• Border officials told to comply with Trump's asylum orders

  A government memo obtained by CBS News calls for border officials to comply with the Trump administration's orders on deportations without asylum hearings. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 23
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  Trump advisers have discussed ousting watchdogs at several federal agencies: Sources

  President Trump's top advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources tell ABC News.
  
  ABC News - Jan. 23
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  Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials

  Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 23

• Several commodities face headwinds in 2025 — but this metal's record rally is set to continue

  Crude oil prices last year were dragged down by weak Chinese demand and a supply glut — market watchers expect prices to remain pressured in 2025.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 6

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