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Kash Patel

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Person · 190 stories · 1,486 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 6, 2023

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Kash Patel at the FBI, from his nomination to the fights over his tenure

18 of 30 stories this year

Takeaways from FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s combative confirmation hearing · 27 articles, Jan 29Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, says he has no enemies list and won't seek retribution · 9 articles, Jan 30Senate Democrats delay key vote on confirmation for Trump FBI pick Kash Patel · 8 articles, Feb 6Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI · 24 articles, Feb 11Susan Collins will vote against Kash Patel as Donald Trump’s FBI director · 8 articles, Feb 19Trump Loyalist Kash Patel Is Confirmed as FBI Director by the Senate Despite Deep Democratic Doubts · 96 articles, Feb 19FBI Director Kash Patel to take over ATF, reports say · 40 articles, Feb 21New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate 1,500 employees · 11 articles, Feb 22FBI Director Kash Patel wants to bring the UFC to the FBI, sources say · 10 articles, Feb 27Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say · 25 articles, Apr 9Kash Patel announces FBI ditching DC headquarters, transferring 1,500 agents · 15 articles, May 16Fired FBI officials sue Kash Patel, alleging ‘campaign of retribution’ · 12 articles, Sep 10FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with skeptical Democrats at contentious hearing - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 6 articles, Sep 16FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, sources say · 31 articles, Sep 27FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws · 14 articles, Sep 30Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed · 16 articles, Oct 31FBI agents fired for kneeling during 2020 protest sue over termination · 26 articles, Dec 8FBI permanently closing HQ at J. Edgar Hoover Building, Kash Patel announces · 18 articles, Dec 27
The killing of Charlie Kirk: the case against Tyler Robinson

29 of 74 stories this year · 5 about Kash Patel

Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was shot provided less security than other venues as he toured nation · 39 articles, Sep 10Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event · 175 articles, Sep 10Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer in custody, President Trump says · 324 articles, Sep 10FBI Director Kash Patel criticized for actions, posts during Charlie Kirk shooting investigation · 27 articles, Sep 11Utah college where Charlie Kirk was killed is a lesser-known school but the state's largest · 6 articles, Sep 11FBI releases photo of 'person of interest' in Charlie Kirk assassination as manhunt intensifies · 121 articles, Sep 11FBI offers $100,000 reward for any information on Charlie Kirk shooting · 14 articles, Sep 11Charlie Kirk Shooter's Ammo Marked With 'Trans Ideologies': WSJ Report · 5 articles, Sep 11Charlie Kirk assassination suspect not cooperating with authorities: Utah governor · 97 articles, Sep 11They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s killing. Now students reckon with the trauma · 29 articles, Sep 11Manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer enters 3rd day as questions swirl · 6 articles, Sep 12Anti-fascist messages on bullet casings in Kirk shooting: What we know · 5 articles, Sep 12Charlie Kirk shooting suspect identified as Tyler Robinson · 125 articles, Sep 12Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI · 30 articles, Sep 13Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson lived with transgender partner: source · 5 articles, Sep 13See the text messages that prosecutors say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect exchanged with his roommate · 34 articles, Sep 13Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says · 9 articles, Sep 14Charlie Kirk assassination suspect under 'special watch' in custody, being kept in separate housing unit · 13 articles, Sep 14Kash Patel to face questions on Charlie Kirk investigation in congressional hearings · 50 articles, Sep 14Charlie Kirk murder suspect appeared to confess to killing on Discord, company says · 5 articles, Sep 15DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says · 25 articles, Sep 15Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing feared being shot by police before surrendering, sheriff says · 172 articles, Sep 16More than 20 people who talked about Charlie Kirk shooting in Discord chatroom are under FBI investigation: Patel · 5 articles, Sep 16Students at Utah Valley University return to campus a week after Charlie Kirk killing · 12 articles, Sep 17Patel says FBI investigating 'possibility of accomplices' in Kirk shooting · 14 articles, Sep 21Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination case faces court hearing · 34 articles, Sep 29Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing can wear street clothes in court amid ‘extraordinary’ attention · 18 articles, Oct 27Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson makes first in-person court appearance · 60 articles, Dec 11Court releases transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk · 32 articles, Dec 29
The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them · Feb 29, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026

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Everything else47 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Kash Patel that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 28– 29FBI investigating Minnesota fraud scheme, director says5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Dec 19Visa holder charged after smuggling E coli into US, Kash Patel says5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Oct 31FBI thwarts 'potential terrorist attack' in Michigan13 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Oct 31– Nov 1FBI: Possible Halloween weekend terror attack averted, multiple suspects arrested in Michigan52 articles · 22 independent sources
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  5. Oct 24ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Says NBA Betting Scandal Is About Trump5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  6. Sep 19NYC student arrested with loaded gun after school shooting threat7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  7. Aug 27– 28FBI Director: Investigating Minneapolis church shooting as hate crime against Catholics11 articles · 8 independent sources
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  8. Jul 30FBI chief Kash Patel finds ‘burn bags’ of Trump-Russia documents in secret room5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  9. Jun 1– 2FBI: Boulder terror attack targeted Israeli supporters, 6 injured33 articles · 16 independent sources
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  10. May 7– 9A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan17 articles · 14 independent sources
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Stories that name Kash Patel

  1. Dec 17– 18FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to resign after turbulent tenure58 articles · 40 independent sources
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  2. Dec 15– 18Person of interest in Brown University shooting identified, sources say103 articles · 41 independent sources
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  3. Nov 26– 27Hegseth says Trump has requested 500 more National Guard troops in DC16 articles · 15 independent sources
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  4. Nov 26– 27What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House140 articles · 76 independent sources
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  5. Nov 16Racists are now openly targeting Indian Americans8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Oct 31FBI director says ‘potential terrorist attack’ over Halloween weekend was averted16 articles · 10 independent sources
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  7. Oct 23Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers' Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested After Gambling Investigation50 articles · 32 independent sources
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  8. Oct 19– 20FBI investigates hunting stand with sight line to Trump's Air Force One exit area at Palm Beach airport29 articles · 19 independent sources
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  9. Oct 6– 7Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Monitored Private Communications Of Nearly A Dozen GOP Senators10 articles · 9 independent sources
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  10. Sep 24– 25Deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility investigated by FBI as targeted attack; gunman dead, officials say157 articles · 69 independent sources
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