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    Kash Patel and the Russia Hoax Reckoning

    FBI Director Kash Patel delivered a promise about the Trump–Russia collusion hoax on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo that Americans have waited nearly a decade to hear. “We’ve got all the evidence,” Patel declared. “We’re working with our prosecutors at the DOJ under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and we are going to be making…
    Drew Allen
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    Pipe-Bomb Suspect’s Arrest Solidifies Patel’s Standing

    FBI Director Kash Patel is back in the safe zone again. The on-again, off-again MAGA media lynch mobs gunning for Patel to be ousted from the key Cabinet post over his perceived mishandling of several high-profile investigations and unmet demands for transparency have crested and fallen too many times to count during his tumultuous nine…
    Susan Crabtree
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    Trump Will Save Hundreds of Thousands From Fentanyl Crisis Through ‘Brilliant Leadership,’ Kash Patel Says

    When it comes to stopping fentanyl production, “no one has bothered to engage China. The Biden administration didn’t even do it,” Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. Patel recalled his recent trip to China with President Donald Trump, aimed at halting the flow of…
    Lorenzo Prieto
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    Kash Patel Touts Deal With China to ‘Shut Off the Pipeline That Creates Fentanyl’

    In collaboration with China, President Donald Trump has effectively “shut off the pipeline that creates fentanyl,” FBI Director Kash Patel says.   China has “agreed on a plan to stop fentanyl precursors,” Patel said at the White House press briefing on Wednesday. Patel traveled to Beijing over the weekend and met with officials regarding the scourge of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that killed 48,000…
    Virginia Allen
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    FBI Seized Enough Fentanyl ‘to Kill 55 Million Americans’ in 3-Month Span, Patel Says

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the results of Operation Summer Heat, the FBI’s three-month mission to target violent criminals. “In just a three-month span, you had 8,700 arrests of violent criminals. You had 2,200 firearms seized off the streets permanently, to safeguard our communities,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “You had 421 kg of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    BREAKING: Kash Patel’s FBI Cuts All Ties to Southern Poverty Law Center

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The FBI has confirmed that it severed all ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a far-left activist group that puts conservatives and Christians on a “hate map” along with Ku Klux Klan chapters. The “hate map” has inspired at least one terrorist attack against a conservative organization. “The Southern Poverty…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Kash Patel: ICE Shooting Reveals ‘High Degree of Pre-Attack Planning’

    The initial investigation into Wednesday’s shooting at the immigration detention facility in Dallas reveals “a high degree of pre-attack planning,” according to FBI Director Kash Patel.   The alleged shooter, who authorities have identified as Joshua Jahn, was found to have downloaded a document containing a list of Department of Homeland Security facilities, according to Patel….
    Virginia Allen
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    FBI Director Patel Promises to ‘Pursue Every Lead’ in Kirk Assassination

    The FBI will be pursuing every lead to get the bottom of what led to the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk by alleged assassin Tyler Robinson on Sept. 10. In an extensive post on X, Patel announced that the FBI would be “ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Jordan: ‘Real America Appreciates the Work’ Kash Patel Has Done as FBI Director

    This week, FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, sparking headlines for fiery exchanges as he defended the bureau from Democrats’ attacks. On Wednesday, Patel appeared before House members, during which House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, had his own memorable moments. During his opening statement at…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Patel Clashes With Democrats on Epstein Files, Touts Crime Fighting Stats

    FBI Director Kash Patel fended off questions about the probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as House Democrats alleged a Trump administration cover-up.  Patel returned to Capitol Hill for a second consecutive day of testimony Wednesday, and House Democrats were more single-minded messaging than Senate counterparts the previous day. Nearly every Democrat member of…
    Fred Lucas
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    5 Takeaways From FBI Director Patel’s Senate Panel Hearing

    FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday was testy at times, as topics of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and other matters came up.  The fireworks came primarily when the director sparred with Democrat senators.  Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, also made a major announcement. Here…
    Fred Lucas
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    Kash Patel: Charlie Kirk Suspect in Custody

    Update: FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X later Wednesday evening and wrote, “The subject in custody has been released after an interrogation by law enforcement. Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency.” FBI Director Kash Patel says a suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk “is now…
    Katrina Trinko
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  • Kash Patel Shuts Down the Deep State’s Nerve Center

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello. This is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Recently, Kash Patel, who’s been under fire by the Left in a variety of ways, the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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  • Inside the Fight to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director

    If you ever plan on climbing Mount Everest, you’ll need what they call a sherpa. Named after the small Nepalese ethnic group that populates the Himalayas, sherpas are mountain guides to help climbers navigate the brutal and unpredictable conditions of Everest. It’s no surprise, then, that Washington has adopted the term “sherpa” for counselors to…
    Bradley Devlin
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  • Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director

    The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to become FBI director today on a narrow vote of 51-49. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaksa joined Democrats in voting against the nomination.   President Donald Trump nominated Patel to reform the FBI, which has been the subject of several whistleblower complaints in recent…
    Fred Lucas
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  • Patel, Stefanik, McMahon Among Picks Awaiting Senate OK

    Just short of a month into President Donald Trump’s second term, the Senate has already confirmed the vast majority of Trump’s top Cabinet nominees.  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., celebrated the feverish pace of the confirmations, writing on X, “The liberal media told you [Tulsi Gabbard’s, Pete Hegseth’s, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s] Cabinet nominations were…
    George Caldwell
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  • Democrats Delay Kash Patel’s Confirmation

    Democrats have successfully delayed FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s confirmation process until next week. The Democrats’ obstruction is part of a trend of heightened hostility to President Donald Trump’s nominees in the past week, as Democrats have also attempted to delay the confirmation of budget chief nominee Russell Vought. Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,…
    George Caldwell
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  • 8 Takeaways From Kash Patel’s FBI Confirmation Hearing

    Kash Patel faced sharp questioning from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be FBI director.  “The only thing that will matter if I’m confirmed as director of the FBI is a de-weaponized, depoliticized system of law enforcement, completely devoted to rigorous obedience of the Constitution and single…
    Fred Lucas
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  • America Has Lost Faith in the FBI. Kash Patel Is the Right Pick to Fix That.

    I have noticed a shocking trend in my conversations with families in my state and across the nation. For the past year, at almost every event I attended and when running into folks at restaurants, outside my offices and around the state, I asked a simple question, “Do you trust that the FBI and the…
    Sen. Rick Scott
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  • It Makes Sense That the Left Fears Kash Patel

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. I want to talk today about the current nomination process, specifically Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s designate to be director of FBI. It’s causing perhaps…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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