Judge Blocks Kash Patel’s FBI HQ Move to Reagan Building
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that Kash Patel and Maryland Attorney General Todd Blanche cannot relocate the FBI’s Washington, D.C. headquarters to the Reagan Building or fund renovations there, finding Congress never authorized the move. The ruling follows a years-long fight over site selection after the GSA picked Greenbelt, Maryland in 2023 and a Trump-era push to move the bureau closer to the capital; lawmakers also blocked funds in the 2026 Appropriations Act until complete architectural plans are submitted. It marks a major setback for Patel and for the administration’s effort to overhaul the FBI’s HQ.