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Patel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day
FBI Director Kash Patel refused to say whether agents would be present at the polls during the midterm elections in a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Tuesday. The comments came as members from both parties questioned Patel over issues ranging from elections to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and a bizarre exchange over…
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Source context: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit "specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran," days before the U.S. launched an attack against the country.
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FBI Director Kash Patel needed a cheat sheet of attacks in order to dodge tough questions from Senator Dick Durbin Tuesday.It’s no wonder Patel refused to answer Democratic lawmakers’ questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing—his notes had nothing to do with his role leading the FBI!A Reuters photographer captured an image of a document Patel…
During a Senate committee hearing, FBI director answered questions from Republican senator John Kennedy about the bureau's new policy allowing the hiring of people who have engaged in bestiality
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality.
FBI At the Polls Bc I’m Annoyed FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and...
In an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel did little to acknowledge the continuing fallout around the firing of agents for their role in investigating President Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents—even though they were experts in tracking Iranian threats. Several outlets have reported…
A Senate hearing with the man in charge of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency got weird
Kash Patel Stands Up For “Victims” Of Bestiality In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.
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FBI Director Kash Patel refused to say whether agents would be present at the polls during the midterm elections in a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Tuesday. The comments came as members from both parties questioned Patel over issues ranging from elections to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and a bizarre exchange over…
It’s not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just “trying to understand” a recent change in policy regarding bestiality. The line of questioning on Tuesday was sparked by a shift in FBI hiring practices which lifted longtime…
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit "specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran," days before the U.S. launched an attack against the country.
FBI Director Kash Patel was grilled for nearly five hours by both Democrats and Republicans about a string of recent negative headlines about the FBI.
FBI Director Kash Patel is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding agency oversight and leadership. Watch it live.
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so.
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Today, FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee who are conducting oversight of the bureau. The testimony comes as FBI Director Patel is under scrutiny for his personal indulgences as the FBI leader while individuals inside the institution seemingly retain a rogue internal outlook. The testimony begins at 9:30am ET, with…
FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau has held bad actors accountable for political weaponization under the Biden administration and touted the success of arresting the entire FBI Most Wanted list. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Patel to “walk me through what you have done, what steps you have taken to remove weaponization from the...
Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, grilled FBI Director Kash Patel on an interesting change to the bureau’s hiring rules. The director has come under scrutiny for loosening the…
Democrats grilled Patel for nearly five hours over his tenure as FBI director - a hearing that devolved into shouting matches on multiple occasions.
Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee the FBI captured a fugitive in Venezuela tied to Tren de Aragua, completing a historic clean sweep.
FBI Director Kash Patel is speaking to the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning for an oversight hearing on the bureau.
Their relationship has been heavily scrutinized since Patel took charge of the bureau in February 2025.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, September 15.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has apprehended all 10 offenders on the agency’s top 10 “Most Wanted” list, FBI Director Kash Patel said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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