White House: Biden confident in FBI head, will retain him
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has confidence in FBI Director Chris Wray and plans to keep him in the job, the White House press secretary said Thursday.
FBI directors are given 10-year terms, meaning leadership of the bureau is generally unaffected by changes in presidential administrations. But Biden's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, was notably noncommittal when asked at her first briefing Wednesday whether Biden had confidence in Wray. "I have not spoken with him about specifically FBI Director Wray in recent days," Psaki said.
On Thursday, she cleared up any confusion, tweeting: “I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing.”
Wray is keeping his position even as the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are under scrutiny for their preparations before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The Justice Department inspector general and other watchdog offices are now...
The last Posts from My Sanantonio
- AP Interview: DOE reviving loan program, Granholm says
- House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
- US-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts
- Takeaways: What hearings have revealed about Jan. 6 failures
- Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
- Hong Kong democracy activists' court hearing enters 4th day
- Alert: Texas' power grid CEO fired after deadly February blackouts left millions without electricity and heat for days
- Man accused of QAnon vandalism at 'America's Stonehenge'
- IG finds misuse of office by Elaine Chao at Transportation
- '3rd time's a charm': SpaceX Starship nails landing in test
- Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap
- With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing
- Texas schools, stores divided on masks as mandate ends
- Mississippi close to putting limits on transgender athletes
- Fed survey finds modest gains in the US economy in February
- It's back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief
- Michaels signs a deal with Apollo to go private
- Projects GOP tied to Pelosi, Schumer dropped from virus bill
- Police uncover ‘possible plot' by militia to breach Capitol
- Thousands in new rally to demand Armenian PM's resignation
House passes expansive policing overhaul bill named in honor of George Floyd
T.J. McConnell's triple-double: Just how crazy was it?
The Pacers backup guard did something no other NBA player had done, officially, in 48 years. Read more ...
Texas power grid operator axes its CEO after deadly blackout caused by...
The entity delivering power to most of Texas has decided to fire its CEO, as it faces criticism for failing to prepare the power grid for last month's winter storm and leaving... Read more ...
Former NFL Pro Bowler Kellen Winslow II Sentenced To 14 Years For Sex Crimes
A San Diego judge said Kellen Winslow II preyed on especially vulnerable women, including a homeless woman and an unconscious teen. Read more ...
USC routs Stanford 79-42 to stay in hunt for Pac-12 title
LOS ANGELES - Tahj Eaddy scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Southern California routed Stanford 79-42 on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game skid and keeping the Trojans... Read more ...
House Passes George Floyd Bill Designed To Help Prevent Police Misconduct
The legislation bans police chokeholds and no-knock warrants, requires data collection on police encounters and ends qualified immunity. Read more ...
House Passes Landmark Voting Rights Bill, Setting Up First Major Filibuster...
The sweeping reform bill would nullify the new wave of voter restrictions that Republicans are pushing at the state level. Read more ...
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
The bill would require states to offer mail-in ballots, same-day voter registration and a minimum of 15 days of early voting. Read more ...
Texas power grid CEO is fired following widespread outages during winter storms
Following widespread power outages that left many in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state's power grid has been fired. Read more ...
Caps edge Bruins 2-1 in SO in Chara's return to Boston
BOSTON - Jakub Vrana had the only score in the shootout and the Washington Capitals beat the Bruins 2-1 Wednesday night in Zdeno Chara's return to Boston. Read more ...