the fbi has had only eight senate confirmed directors. those directors all have a few things in common. they are all white men. they all favor a clean cut look, and each and every one of them, every senate confirmed director since the dawn of the fbi has been a republican. that includes current fbi director, christopher wray, who was appointed by donald trump. and you would not get that impression, given the way the director wray s fellow republicans attacked him and his agency during a hearing today. on capitol hill. when the court says that the fbi misled, that is a nice way of saying they lied. how many individuals were either fbi, employees, or people that the fbi could make contact with, to be in the january 6th entry of the capital? i m going to make the assumption is there is more than one, more than five, more than ten. i will say that this notion that somehow the violence at the capitol on january 6th was part of some operation orchestrated by fbi sources into
and months of negotiation. and in fact, the deal was meant to expire today. they ve now got an entirely new deal which will carry them through for another nine months. and as you say, it s going to be about three billion usd, which is more than they were expecting if they d managed to negotiate the end of the last deal. so that is a relief. but at the same time, lots of analysts that i ve been speaking to have also emphasised the fact that this is reallyjust patching up just for now, it s a sticking plaster to be able to get pakistan through to the end of the year and the beginning of the next year. really crucially, at the moment, pakistan is expecting to have a general election here. now, this deal will mean that the current government can finish its term. a caretaker government can can take over. then there s an election. and then the new government, which in that election is expected to happen in october, can then start the whole process of negotiating the next deal. and
president in us history asks a divided nation to assess his achievements of the first term. there is much to debate. sweeping economic legislation and the recovery after the pandemic at the foreign policy front, marshalling the western alliance to support ukraine, but there s also the withdrawal from afghanistan on his record and high inflation that continues to undercut the efforts to stage an economic revival across the country. with all of that in mind, we can speak to michelle in new york. this announcement was not met with surprise but has it been met with surprise but has it been met with much enthusiasm? if with surprise but has it been met with much enthusiasm?- with surprise but has it been met with much enthusiasm? if you go by the polling. with much enthusiasm? if you go by the polling, there s with much enthusiasm? if you go by the polling, there s a with much enthusiasm? if you go by the polling, there s a sense - with much enthusiasm? if you go by the poll
on mark selby and anthony mcgill also in action against si and these are the live pictures. this is a battle between two four time champions. this is a repeat of the 2017 and 2007 finals and at the momentjohn higgins is holding the frame, but it is the first frame. you can keep across the coverage on bbc two and across the bbc sport website. a big game at the bottom of the premier league this evening as leicester city travel to elland road to take on leeds united. leeds have lost their last three games and conceded 13 in the process of sliding down the table. they are just a point above leicester city who were victorious at the weekend under new boss dean smith. the? who were victorious at the weekend under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so far, under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so far, bit under new boss dean smith. they have had