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DOJ $1M FBI Pay, Mayor’s China Spy Guilty Plea

5/13/2026

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  • House Judiciary Committee Democrats allege Justice Department paid $1 million to FBI agents dismissed; the department declined comment; FBI will testify before Senate appropriators on its budget.
  • Mayor Eileen Wang pleaded guilty to a felony acting as a Chinese agent and resigned.
  • National Economic Council chief Kevin Hassett said Fed Chair Jerome Powell may leave the board if inspector-general report is favorable.
  • Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas remains neutral in California gubernatorial race.