Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.

In January, Driscoll was appointed acting director while Kash Patel's nomination was pending after the departure of Christopher Wray.

Two sources told NBC News that Brian Driscoll, who served as acting director at the beginning of Trump's term, was fired without explanation.

The FBI also notified at least three other agents they will be terminated by Friday, including the Washington Field Office's Assistant Director-in-Charge Steve Jensen, former Las

Will the FBI help the Republican Party force through a partisan redistricting plan in Texas, or not? The answer to that question is of vital importance to sustaining American democracy. Republican state legislative leaders want to redraw Texas’s congressional districts to give their party as many as five more seats in next year’s midterm elections.