Republicans’ Big F.B.I. Cut Came From Scrapping One Senator’s Earmark

The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of that came from wiping out the pet project of retired Senator Richard C. Shelby.The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of that came from wiping out the pet project of retired Senator Richard C. Shelby. Read More