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FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey to Resign

9 articles from 6 outlets First seen: September 28, 2026

Outlets: 4 left · 1 center · 1 right · Earliest publisher-stamped report: The Hill and nbcnews.com

Andrew Bailey, the FBI’s co-deputy director, announced Monday that he will leave the bureau, citing family reasons. CBS News reported that his resignation will take effect Oct. 2; NBC News said two people familiar with the matter confirmed his departure.

Bailey joined the FBI in 2025 after serving as Missouri attorney general and shared the co-deputy director position with Dan Bongino, according to NBC News. In a post on X, Bailey said he was stepping down to return to his family in Missouri and thanked President Donald Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel thanked Bailey on X for his work on reforms, CBS News reported.

Written by Pure Report from 6 reports across the political spectrum · updated 2026-09-29 16:03 UTC

Where outlets disagree Contested

No neutral account cleared verification for this story, so we assert nothing as settled. Below is the raw record: what 6 outlets agree on, and exactly where they differ — each with the source's own words.

Reported by only one outlet

Bailey oversaw some of the FBI's election security efforts.

Axios — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 6 outlets

nbcnews.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Guardian · 4/100 · Wire-neutral The Hill · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Fox News · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Axios · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Guardian · 4/100 · Wire-neutral nbcnews.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral cbsnews.com · 14/100 · Public broadcaster Fox News · 39/100 · Mainstream

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Range 4–39/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 9 Articles by lean: 6 left · 1 center · 2 right

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were The Hill and nbcnews.com — stamps within 90 minutes.

Lean	Outlets	Articles	Who
Left	4	6	Axios, Guardian, cbsnews.com, nbcnews.com
Center	1	1	The Hill
Right	1	2	Fox News

Report-by-report timeline · 9

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

Compare the coverage

Guardian LEANS LEFT 2 articles 4 Wire-neutral

FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns After One Year FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns After One Year

nbcnews.com LEANS LEFT 2 articles 4 Wire-neutral

FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Announces Departure FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey to Step Down

Axios LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns After One Year

The Hill 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Announces Departure

cbsnews.com LEANS LEFT 1 article 14 Public broadcaster

FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns Effective October 2

Fox News LEANS RIGHT 2 articles 4–39 Wire-neutral → Mainstream

FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns Citing Family Reasons 4 FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Announces Departure, Cites Family Reasons 39