Overview

• FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau ended its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center, arguing the group promotes partisan, agenda‑driven intelligence and citing its “hate map.”
• Republican lawmakers praised the move and urged next steps, including an IRS review of the SPLC’s tax‑exempt status and broader congressional investigations into its operations.
• The SPLC said it will continue documenting hate and extremism, describing a five‑decade mission to share data and analysis, and noted uncertainty about any practical impact since it does not receive federal funds.
• Coverage highlighted long‑running disputes over the SPLC’s “hate map,” including listings of Turning Point USA and Moms for Liberty, and referenced the 2012 Family Research Council attack that cited SPLC resources; the SPLC condemned that attack.
• Axios reported the FBI also cut off the Anti‑Defamation League this week, as activists expand pressure on companies such as PayPal and Google that have used ADL and SPLC research in content and enforcement decisions.