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Al Jazeera English • May 13, 2026 01:46

FBI Director Kash Patel fires back at drinking allegations

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Wed 01:46 - Al Jazeera English

FBI Director Kash Patel fires back at drinking allegations

Different Perspectives

Fox News

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00:06

Patel, Van Hollen trade barbs over 'slinging margaritas' in heated Senate clash

Kash Patel and Sen. Chris Van Hollen clashed in a Senate hearing, trading allegations of misconduct and accusations about an El Salvador visit.

12:00

FBI boss Patel faces Senate grilling, seeks $12B boost as controversies swirl

Kash Patel will testify before the Senate to defend the FBI's $12 billion budget request as part of Trump's broader DOJ funding proposal of $41 billion.

09:54

Agitators swarm hotel believed to house FBI Director Kash Patel

Demonstrators descended on a Portland hotel believed to be hosting FBI Director Kash Patel, who was in town for a close friend's funeral.

07:50

DIRECTOR KASH PATEL: We brought the FBI out of the past and into the AI age

FBI Director Kash Patel details how artificial intelligence modernization has transformed the bureau's crime-fighting and homeland security capabilities.

The Hill

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16:07

'SNL' opens with Hegseth, Patel and Kavanaugh drinking at DC bar

The latest "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") cold open featured actors playing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh drinking at a bar in …

Washington Examiner

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01:18

Patel posts Van Hollen campaign’s $7,000 bar tab after barbed Senate testimony

FBI Director Kash Patel posted a Federal Election Commission form showing Sen. Chris Van Hollen‘s (D-MD) Senate campaign spent over $7,000 at a Washington, D.C., bar following a stormy budget …

23:04

Patel vows FBI ‘is targeting no journalists’ as DOJ clamps down on classified leaks

FBI Director Kash Patel denied Tuesday that the bureau is investigating journalists over negative reporting about his leadership, responding to mounting Democratic criticism as the Trump administration simultaneously ramps up …

17:00

WATCH LIVE: Kash Patel testifies on FBI budget request

FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his agency’s budget request for fiscal 2027. The bureau is requesting more than $12.5 billion in appropriated funds, …

13:26

Kash Patel says he uses AI everywhere at the FBI. What does that mean?

FBI Director Kash Patel touted on Monday the “central” role artificial intelligence plays at the federal law enforcement agency, arguing it has helped officials run a “faster, more efficient, and …

Washington Post

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23:18

Kash Patel lashes out as lawmakers question ‘excessive drinking’

The FBI director offered a brash defense to questions centering on a recent news report alleging that his “excessive drinking” impaired his ability to do the job.