The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

The president offered no evidence for his claim of corruption but highlighted that Brazil’s results were available “shortly after the vote closed.

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A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

Youngest press secretary in White House history left earlier this year after the birth of her second child