Brian Driscoll, who has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2007, has been named the acting director of the agency. The news came after Paul Abbate retired.

TRUMP NAMES BRIAN DRISCOLL TO SERVE AS ACTING FBI DIRECTOR AFTER SUDDEN ABBATE RETIREMENT. Driscoll, a veteran of the agency, joined in 2007, according to a statement on the White House’s website.

For 18 years as an FBI agent, Brian Driscoll had gone about his business quietly, even when that business was plenty dramatic, such as participating in hostage-rescue missions everywhere from ...

Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI director, has unexpectedly become a symbol of quiet resistance against Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who investigated the Jan. 6 riot, The New York ...

Brian Driscoll was accidentally catapulted into the acting director’s chair on Jan. 20 and has defended the bureau from the potential of mass firings, inspiring memes and satirical clips.

President Trump appointed Brian Driscoll on Monday to be acting director of the embattled FBI, pending Senate action on his nominee to lead the agency. The appointment of Mr. Driscoll came after ...

In an escalating confrontation with the Trump administration, Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll is pushing back against orders to dismiss eight senior agents involved in the Capitol riot ...

Instead, and surprisingly, the strongest pushback so far is coming from inside the FBI. Last week Brian Driscoll, the bureau’s “accidental” acting director, known as “Drizz” among ...

Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI director and head of the bureau's Newark field office, pushed back so aggressively that some feared he would be dismissed. IE 11 is not supported.

FBI agents “who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of being fired, a top Justice ...