{
  "id": 7524442,
  "title": "FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before Senate panel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/fbi-director-kash-patel-to-testify-before-senate-panel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/fbi-director-kash-patel-testify-senate-panel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senate Democrats are preparing to hold FBI Director Kash Patel accountable for recent controversies at the bureau during an upcoming hearing. Durban, the committee's ranking member, accused Patel of mishandling the FBI and diverting resources away from protecting ordinary Americans. During the hearing, Democrats plan to question Patel about various issues, including staff departures, investigations into President Trump's political foes, immigration policies, the Epstein files, and Patel's use of FBI resources. The FBI reported a record drop in violent crime and a low murder rate in 2025, which Trump administration officials have attributed to their crime-fighting strategy.",
  "summary": "FBI Director Kash Patel is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an annual hearing on oversight of the agency.",
  "key_points": [
    "Senate Democrats to hold hearing on FBI Director Kash Patel",
    "Patel accused of mishandling FBI, diverting resources",
    "Democrats to question Patel on staff departures, Trump foes investigations"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Kash Patel set for Senate grilling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kash-patel-set-for-senate-grilling",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:54:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "FBI chief Kash Patel is set to face off with Democrats critical of his leadership at Senate hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/fbi-chief-kash-patel-is-set-to-face-off-with-democrats-critical-of-7556425",
        "published": "2026-09-15T11:01:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "FBI chief Kash Patel is set to face off with Democrats critical of his leadership at Senate hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/fbi-chief-kash-patel-is-set-to-face-off-with-democrats-critical-of",
        "published": "2026-09-15T11:01:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}