{
  "id": 12061475,
  "title": "‘Got the law involved’: FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend | Who is Alexis Wilkins?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/got-the-law-involved-fbi-director-kash-patel-gets-engaged-to-longtime",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/got-the-law-involved-fbi-director-kash-patel-gets-engaged-to-longtime-girlfriend-who-is-alexis-wilkins-11791166843877.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins announced their engagement on Sunday, with the 27-year-old posting a black-and-white photo of the couple with her hand held out to display the ring. Patel, 46, reposted the image and the pair have been together since before Patel became head of the FBI in 2025. Wilkins, a political commentator, has been involved with conservative groups and has been affiliated with the National Rifle Association since June 2025. She has also performed at events, including the Great American State Fair during the Trump administration. Wilkins, who graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, has stated that Arkansas is her favorite place she has lived.",
  "summary": "The two have been dating since “long before” Kash Patel took over as head of the FBI in 2025, when she attended his swearing-in.",
  "key_points": [
    "FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to country singer Alexis Wilkins",
    "Wilkins is 27 years old and a political commentator",
    "Wilkins affiliated with National Rifle Association since June 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}