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  "id": 7590245,
  "title": "Kash Patel defends changes to FBI hiring standards during questioning at Senate hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kash-patel-defends-changes-to-fbi-hiring-standards-during-questioning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/kash-patel-defends-changes-fbi-hiring-standards-questioning-senate-hearing/"
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  "summary": "FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana pushed Patel on the bureau's hiring changes. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.",
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        "title": "FBI chief Kash Patel is set to face off with Democrats critical of his leadership at Senate hearing",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Kash Patel testifies on FBI oversight before Senate committee",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "FBI boss Kash Patel faces intense scrutiny in Senate Judiciary Oversight hearing",
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        "published": "2026-09-15T13:55:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "FBI’s Kash Patel defends hiring policy change on bestiality, prostitution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/fbis-kash-patel-defends-hiring-policy-change-on-bestiality",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:13:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Kash Patel senate grilling: From Epstein files, Trump investigations to FBI hiring rules — Key flashpoints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kash-patel-senate-grilling-from-epstein-files-trump-investigations-to",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:41:40.000Z"
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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."
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