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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins

23. September 2026 um 02:41
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, fired many agents in a public corruption unit at the Washington field office that had handled the Kao investigation who had gone on to work for the special counsel Jack Smith.

George W. Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates

The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times; Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Senator John Cornyn of Texas, left, lost a costly and bitter Republican primary this year to Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, right. Former President George W. Bush, center, has mostly stayed out of the fray, but his politics align more with Mr. Cornyn’s.
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