Kash Patel’s disastrous back-to-back performances on Capitol Hill should have Trump rethinking his choice of FBI director.

Kash Patel gave his “full support” to a budget plan that he said Wednesday he was working to avoid because he would have to cut 1,300 jobs.

Kash Patel told a Senate panel that he supports a White House proposal to cut the bureau's budget, a day after telling lawmakers he wanted $1 billion more than the administration sought.

By Devlin Barrett Reporting from Washington Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, told senators on Thursday that he backed a White House proposal to cut his agency’s budget by about half a billion ...

According to the FBI website, his latest work was delivering the FBI budget request to the U.S. Senate for 2026 last Thursday.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen called Thursday’s FBI budget hearing in Washington, D.C., a budget hearing with missing documents. Van Hollen expressed concerns about the 2026 budget request.

The remarks from Patel, a loyal Trump defender, revealed a rare public rift between the FBI and the White House over budget issues. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a ...

The remarks from Patel, a loyal Trump defender, revealed a rare public rift between the FBI and the White House over budget issues. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a ...

2021 attack on the Capitol and other issues. Democratic senators on Thursday scolded Patel for failing to submit a detailed budget proposal for the FBI. Senator Patty Murray of Washington called ...