Kash Patel to testify before Congress next week
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- The Hillseen 16 Sept, 01:43headline rewritten
Live updates: Patel testifies before Senate Judiciary panel; justices halt Trump's mail-in voting planLive updates: Blanche insists Trump will follow ballot ruling; Kennedy Center loses bid to add Trump's name - independent.co.ukseen 17 Sept, 23:17headline rewritten
Kash Patel’s bizarre hearing went from bestiality to outright insultsKash Patel’s bizarre Senate hearing somehow landed on ‘victims’ of bestiality - wnd.comseen 18 Sept, 05:54description edited
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Kath Patel delivers gut-punch to leftist during congressional hearingKash Patel delivers gut-punch to leftist during congressional hearing
- nbcnews.comseen 18 Sept, 19:28description edited
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The FBI director was pressed on his leadership of the bureau during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.The FBI director was pressed about his leadership of the bureau at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
- newrepublic.comseen 19 Sept, 05:57headline rewritten
“Are You Ready to Shut Up?!”: Kash Patel Hearing Goes off the RailsChuck Grassley Tells Dem. to “Shut Up” About Kash Patel’s Incompetence
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Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- The Hill20:09first to report
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify on Tuesday in front of Congress, according to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In a Wednesday post on the social platform X, the account for the Democrats on the panel said, “FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, September 15.”...
Mon, 14 September 2026
8 reports- PBS NewsHour19:48
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for an oversight hearing on the nation's lead law enforcement agency.
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
- iheart.com23:16
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 15) for its annual oversight hearing. The focus will be on recent FBI changes, including hiring criteria adjustments. The hearing will also address the "Arctic Frost" investigation into the 2020 el...
Tue, 15 September 2026
19 reports- newrepublic.com00:00edited after publishing
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“Are You Ready to Shut Up?!”: Kash Patel Hearing Goes off the RailsSenator Chuck Grassley was quick to intervene in Senator Cory Booker’s line of attack.
- newrepublic.com00:00
The FBI director is refusing to clarify his plans for November’s elections.
- newrepublic.com00:00
The FBI director came prepared, but not to talk about his actual job.
- indiatimes.com10:54
FBI Director Kash Patel will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Democrats will question his leadership and use of taxpayer funds for travel. Republicans will focus on investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Patel may also face questions regarding Joe DiGenova's abrupt resignation last week. This appearance follows previous controversies and media reports concerning his tenure.
- The Hill12:00
FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the federal law enforcement agency. Patel is likely to face questions over a series of personnel shake-ups and controversies surrounding his conduct and use of government resources for travel. The FBI chief has defended his actions against criticism. The hearing...
- The Hill13:04
FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday defended his personal travel and the law enforcement agency's purchase of several luxury armored BMWs under his leadership amid scrutiny. Patel is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. Democrats on the panel are expected to press the Trump administration official over his use of...
- Google News - Top Stories13:14
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before Senate panel as Democrats blast his record, FBI touts crime stats CBS News GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’ The Hill FBI chief Kash Patel faces off with Democrats critical of his leadership at Senate hearing AP News Live updates: Kash Patel testifies in Senate hearing | CNN Politics CNN Kash Patel to testify on FBI oversight before Senate committee ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- The Hill13:37edited after publishing
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Live updates: Patel testifies before Senate Judiciary panel; justices halt Trump's mail-in voting planAttorney General Todd Blanche briefed reporters in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, saying the White House would follow the Supreme Court's Monday ruling on mail ballots, declining to answer whether he asked for a South Florida prosecutor's resignation and addressing China and artificial intelligence. A judge once again ruled the Kennedy Center could not inscribe...
- The Hill15:05
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...
- Bloomberg Politics17:27
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.
- wnd.com18:32edited after publishing
Kash Patel delivers gut-punch to leftist during congressional hearing
- nbcnews.com20:01edited after publishing
The FBI director was pressed about his leadership of the bureau at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
- The Hill20:10
FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions Tuesday on everything from bestiality to whether the FBI might aid in any efforts to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections. Like his former colleague then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, he showed up to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing with opposition to Democratic lawmakers, though Patel largely pushed back...
- PBS NewsHour20:17
Welch asked if Patel agrees with the president's remark in this year's State of the Union address that Democrats must cheat to win elections.
- Google News - Top Stories20:26
Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants CNN Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing NBC News Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites nytimes.com WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war PBS FBI’s Kash Patel brawls with Senate Democrats at Judiciary hearing politico.com
- PBS NewsHour21:32
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.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)22:33
Kash Patel accused of protecting President Donald Trump from fallout over Jeffrey Epstein files and faces fire over US law enforcement agency's hiring standards
- Google News - Top Stories22:47
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing NBC News Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants cnn.com Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites nytimes.com FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents The Washington Post WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war PBS
- ABC News (Australia)23:18
Kash Patel's time at the FBI has been marred by his firing of veteran employees with little explanation.
Wed, 16 September 2026
3 reports- Al Jazeera English11:12
Moment Kash Patel's senate hearing takes bizarre turn
- The Hill12:50
FBI Director Kash Patel rebuked Democratic lawmakers who criticized him on Tuesday during an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing them of acting “like buffoons on Capitol Hill.” “This FBI, under my leadership and President Trump’s administration, is here for the people of America, not for the cacophony of the United States Senate...
- independent.co.uk13:45edited after publishing
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Kash Patel’s bizarre hearing went from bestiality to outright insultsIn one of the strangest Trump administration appearances yet, Patel made jokes about canines and had to clarify he is not ‘into’ animal sex before getting into a yelling match with a Democratic senator about the midterms, writes Holly Baxter
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- La Repubblica (Italy)07:34
Il direttore dell’agenzia federale, Kash Patel, giustifica il piano con “l’esigenza di garantire l’integrità delle elezioni”. Ma in realtà l’idea fa parte del progetto di Donald di tenere alla larga dal voto quella parte di elettorato scontento dalle sue politiche. Ed è scontro con l’opposizione
Sat, 19 September 2026
1 report- The Hill22:09
FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday the agency used AI to stop half a dozen school shootings and upped its use of the technology by 605 percent since he took the position. Appearing on Fox News’ “Saturday in America,” host Kayleigh McEnany asked Patel about a statement he made in March claiming the FBI had...
Mon, 28 September 2026
4 reports- Google News - Top Stories14:30
Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job The New York Times One of Kash Patel’s deputies resigns from the FBI CNN Top FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resigns CBS News Andrew Bailey, who joined FBI in unusual ‘co-deputy’ position, to leave bureau NBC News FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- The Hill16:31
FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration. Bailey, in a post on social platform X, thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel “for the opportunity to serve” in the post. “With great pride in what we have...
- Axios16:56
Andrew Bailey, deputy director of the FBI, is leaving his post after just over a year of service, Bailey and Director Kash Patel confirmed Monday. Why it matters: Bailey's resignation adds to turnover under Patel, as top aides and experienced security officials have left the agency. What they're saying: "With great pride in what we have accomplished, I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri," Bailey wrote on X Monday. "I am confident Director Patel will...
- Google News - Top Stories17:00
Top FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resigns CBS News Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job The New York Times A Leading Anti-Abortion Zealot Just Quit the FBI Mother Jones One of Kash Patel’s deputies resigns from the FBI CNN Welcome home, Andrew Bailey. We hardly missed you while you were at the FBI | Porter kansascity.com
Fri, 2 October 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour23:46
The document's existence is in keeping with Director Kash Patel's vocal criticism of the leaders who preceded him
Sat, 3 October 2026
1 report- ky3.com03:04
The FBI is issuing a classified report to its workforce examining what it says are chapters from the bureau’s history "where this institution fell short."
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- NPR News09:00
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
Wed, 14 October 2026
6 reports- Novinky (Czechia)16:32
Americký Federální vyšetřovací úřad (FBI) popřel, že by jeho ředitel Kash Patel dorazil ve středu odpoledne do Moskvy. O jeho příjezdu předtím informovala televize MS NOW. Zprávu převzala i ruská média. Podle FBI je Patel ve Virginii.
- thewrap.com20:12
The FBI is firing back at MS NOW over some false reporting that Director Kash Patel was in Russia this week.
- The Hill20:25
The FBI is refuting a report from MS NOW claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a meeting Tuesday. MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, aired the report on its weekday morning show "State of Play" with host Peter Alexander and cited two people familiar with the matter as sources for Patel’s whereabouts....
- iDNES (Czechia)22:05
Šéf amerického Federálního úřadu pro vyšetřování (FBI) Kash Patel se ve Virginii účastní bezpečnostní akce, uvedl dnes FBI. Popřel tak zprávu, že Patel přiletěl do Ruska.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)22:21
Agency says chief visiting Liberty University in Virginia for 'law enforcement appreciation event'
- La Repubblica (Italy)23:00
Una emittente tv Usa rilancia la notizia, il Cremlino non smentisce Ma Patel ieri era a un evento in Virginia
Thu, 15 October 2026
4 reports- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)05:06
Wbrew doniesieniom telewizji MS NOW dyrektor FBI Kash Patel nie przyleciał w środę do Moskwy i przebywa obecnie w Wirginii - oświadczyło Federalne Biuro Śledcze.
- nbcnews.com17:47
The nine employees say they were canned without proper due process for having been assigned to work on an investigation into the then-former president.
- Axios20:17
Nine former FBI agents and intelligence personnel sued the Trump administration Thursday, alleging they were unlawfully fired for working on the investigation into President Trump's handling of classified documents . Why it matters: The agents' bid to regain their jobs adds to a growing number of legal challenges accusing the Trump administration of retaliating against FBI personnel who investigated the president. Driving the news: "Plaintiffs were unlawfully terminated not for any cause or any...
- Le Figaro (France)21:14
Ces anciens employés ont participé à une enquête sur la rétention de documents classifiés par Donald Trump.
Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:18
'We're not going to announce where we're going to go and when we're going to go,' says Kash Patel