Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel [1] [2] was born on February 25, 1980, [3] in Garden City, New York, to Indian Gujarati immigrant parents. [4] [5] His parents first moved to Canada in the early 1970s from Uganda in East Africa, where they were facing ethnic repression.[4] [6] Subsequently, they moved to the United States and his father started working as a …

22 hours ago · What to know about Kash Patel's confirmation hearing today: Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been ...

15 hours ago · President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, downplayed his past promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and his pledges to pursue retribution against Trump’s opponents on ...

22 hours ago · Patel threatened to fire the top ranks of the bureau and has called the F.B.I. “a threat to the people.” Questions about his fealty to Mr. Trump and the future of the bureau, including its ...

23 hours ago · Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve. By Adam Goldman Glenn Thrush Devlin Barrett and ...

2 days ago · Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.

Dec 1, 2024 · Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Dec 2, 2024 · Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI and an ardent supporter of the president-elect, has vowed to help dismantle the same organization he’s poised to lead.

Dec 3, 2024 · As he braces for a bruising and likely protracted Senate confirmation fight, Patel can expect scrutiny not only over his professed fealty to Trump but also for his belief — revealed over the last year in interviews and his own book — …

Dec 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning announcement that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal crimes.