The agency plays a key role in tracking the disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.

The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.

There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.