Kash Patel, the newly sworn-in director of the FBI, is expected to also be named acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, two Justice Department sources confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Following a lengthy process, Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday as FBI director in a slim 51-49 margin,…
Is Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for national intelligence director in trouble? – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers grilled former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard at her confirmation hearings to serve as the director of national intelligence on Thursday. National politics reporter for The Washington Post, Sabrina Rodriguez, and CBS News political director Fin Gomez discuss Gabbard’s chances…
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to serve as FBI director, is set to appear Thursday on Capitol Hill for a high-stakes confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid calls from Republicans for massive reforms in FBI leadership and concerns from Democrats about his fitness to lead the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Patel —…
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was recently informed by the bureau that he had been the target of an Iranian cyberattack, according to sources familiar with the matter. Hackers are believed to have gained access to at least some of Patel’s communications, per CNN. US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kash…
Kash Patel, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Bureau of Investigation director, was notified by the agency that it had been targeted in an “Iranian hack,” CNN reported, citing sources. According to an unnamed source, the hackers may have accessed some of Kash Patel’s communications. Kash Patel will replace Christopher Wray as the director…
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized President-elect Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director. Bolton compared the potential appointment to Stalin-era Soviet Russia, urging the Senate to reject Patel.Trump announced Patel’s nomination on Sunday, describing him as a “brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter,” on his Truth Social account. Patel had…
US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in a move that would mean replacing the agency’s current leader. Trump announced the former advisor and Pentagon official, who has been critical of the bureau and is known for his controversial…
Kash Patel: ‘The man who will do anything for Trump’ US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his loyalist Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). With this appointment, Patel becomes the second Indian-American to be included in his cabinet.Posting on Truth Social, Trump stated that Indian-American Kash would work…
Dec 01, 2024 10:45 AM IST Kash Patel has in the past expressed his intention of crackdown on government officials and journalists involved in information leaks. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, had once expressed his intention of introducing changes that would make it easier to sue journalists. Kash Patel has been…
The nomination of Kashyap “Kash” Patel as Federal Bureau of Investigation director by US President-elect Trump has sparked strong reactions — supporters are cheering up for him while critics are in a panic. The selection suggests significant transformations awaiting the agency under Trump’s second term. Patel, a loyal Trump supporter, has consistently criticised governmental misconduct…