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.

The ultimatum was unusual for the FBI and suggested that President Donald Trump is purging leadership at an agency he has harshly criticized.

At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department across the street from the FBI headquarters.

Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire and that they will be demoted or reassigned if they don’t leave, according to one current and three former bureau officials.

The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by the bureau’s leaders to el

President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.

Patel told senators he would commit himself to "due process and transparency" if confirmed as the bureau's director.

Kash Patel, Trump's controversial pick to lead the FBI, disclosed a net worth of more than $5.9 million.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Kash Patel took a more measured tone at his confirmation hearing Thursday than the pro-MAGA bravado he displayed on social media and as a frequent guest on conservative shows in recent years, as he sought to lock in Republican support for his bid to lead the FBI.

"The writing is tight, the suspense is unrelenting" in Boston-based Joseph Finder's latest thriller, "The Oligarch's Daughter."