Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held productive talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kash Patel in Washington. Discussions focused on strengthening the bilateral partnership, particularly in trade, defense, and critical minerals.
US President Donald Trump issued severe new threats against Iran, targeting infrastructure like bridges and power plants, while also publicly ridiculing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. These actions have led to widespread international criticism, including calls for seriousness from French President Macron and warnings from Russia.
Kash Patel expressed outrage over Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's alleged 'White only' private club, stating he would confront the senator about the issue.
Eric Swalwell's lawyers have warned FBI Director Kash Patel that releasing files related to his relationship with suspected spy Christine Fang would violate federal law, amidst his ongoing governor run.
Democratic lawmaker Rep. Eric Swalwell has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the FBI director following reports that Kash Patel was preparing to release investigative files related to the congressman.
Hackers reportedly linked to Iran have breached the personal accounts of FBI director Kash Patel, leaking older photos and personal letters, though no sensitive content was publicly disclosed.
Reports indicate that Iran-backed hackers have successfully breached the personal email accounts of FBI director Kash Patel, raising concerns about national security.
Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed responsibility for breaching the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing photographs, a resume, and other personal documents. A Justice Department official has confirmed the breach, which has been widely reported by international media, with the Handala hack team specifically claiming responsibility for the attack on Friday.
Kash Patel's country singer girlfriend has publicly claimed that Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and other public figures are linked to a foreign influence operation.
An exclusive report indicates that the FBI's investigation into former Trump administration official Kash Patel was more extensive than previously disclosed, suggesting broader scrutiny.
An Indian-origin surgeon gained viral attention for a video in which he humorously trolled the FBI chief, stating, "We have beautiful eyes, we don't claim Kash Patel as our own."
The former chief of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has commented on the persistent issue of alleged paper leaks, stating that 'the system has not kept pace' and explaining why nothing changes. This comes as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has charged 39 individuals for sharing explicit videos linked to former MP Prajwal Revanna, amidst ongoing sexual abuse investigations.
UFC fighters are providing training to FBI agents in a 'historic seminar,' with FBI Director Kash Patel stating that this initiative will better prepare agents to protect the American public.
Viral posts said Ted Lieu played a clip of Kash Patel saying Trump told him to “bury” Jeffrey Epstein files. The reports are fake; Lieu didn't play the video.
The FBI and UFC collab is really happening -- months after Kash Patel said he'd enlist MMA fighters to help train special agents, some of combat sports' biggest names are making their way to Quantico…
Reports that Donald Trump’s handpicked FBI director oversaw the firing of multiple Iran experts at the agency highlight the professional tightrope Patel now finds himself walking
Kash Patel's girlfriend speaks out about him chugging beer with the USA hockey team at the Olympics, while the FBI was reportedly providing security, raising questions about his official capacity at the event.
Dozens of FBI agents who investigated former President Trump for retaining confidential documents at Mar-a-Lago have been dismissed, with Trump-appointed director Kash Patel reportedly behind the…
Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump included FBI subpoenas of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles' phone records when both were private citizens.
Kash Patel's trip to Milan that coincided with the end of the Winter Olympics is putting the spotlight on taxpayer-funded travel by FBI directors, a practice Patel harshly criticized before he was in government.
When the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel.
Rep. Seth Moulton declared on Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel "does not love America" after Patel celebrated with Team USA hockey after their gold medal win.
As multiple investigations unfold back at home footage emerged of Patel whooping it up with team in locker room
The FBI director, Kash Patel, has a lot on his plate just now. There’s the shooting death of the armed man who entered Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home; the weeks-old search for missing Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie; not to mention the ongoing furor around the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files.
So eyebrows were raised on Sunday when phone footage emerged of Pa...
Kash Patel is under fire for a clip where he is seen celebrating with the US men’s hockey team. He is also being slammed for using an FBI jet to fly to Italy.
FBI chief Kash Patel has found himself in the center of controversy for attending a hockey game at the Olympics after his spokesperson slammed ‘false’ reports.
Kash Patel’s girlfriend was chosen to sing the National Anthem before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-abortion address, where Hegseth stated, 'We are not ‘In woke we trust,’ we are ‘In God we trust.’’
FBI director Kash Patel and his former deputy Dan Bongino reunited on a podcast, where they reportedly spent their first interview together praising Donald Trump, while avoiding scrutiny over the Epstein case.
Following the arrest of a 'DOW leaker,' Kash Patel issued a warning that the FBI has 'more coming,' while social media users called for the arrest of journalists linked to the leaks.
FBI Director Kash Patel has warned that foreign terror threats, including sleeper cells, have increased inside the US during the Biden administration, as Senator David McCormick hosted a roundtable on related security issues.
President Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General, announcing the shakeup in a social media post amid criticism over her handling of specific cases and failure to prosecute his foes.
FBI Director Kash Patel has accused Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of barring people who 'look like' him from his private beach club, responding to Whitehouse's earlier criticism.
The FBI has confirmed that Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who rammed a truck into a Michigan synagogue, acted under Hezbollah's direction and control in what is being described as a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community.
Turkey has announced that its air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran over NATO skies, marking another near-miss incident and escalating the threat to the region.
Iran-linked hackers have reportedly breached the personal email inbox of FBI Director Kash Patel, subsequently publishing photographs and other documents online.
The Handala hacker group, identified as potentially Iranian, claims to have breached the private email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing personal emails and photos.
Iranian nuclear facilities were attacked, with Israel claiming responsibility just hours after threatening to escalate military operations against Iran. Israeli forces confirmed bombing Iran's Arak heavy-water reactor, targeting key infrastructure for plutonium production, following earlier reports of US and Israeli strikes on facilities in Arak and Ardakan.
New documents reveal that Special Counsel Jack Smith's team subpoenaed years of records on Kash Patel as part of the ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the agency has resumed purchasing location data on Americans, a disclosure made during a Senate intelligence committee hearing that has raised constitutional concerns.
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the agency used expanded online surveillance and biometric tracking to prevent several planned terrorist attacks in December, including a bombing and threats to New Year's Eve events.
Nine individuals accused of a 2025 ICE facility attack in Texas have been convicted on terrorism and explosives charges, marking the first time terrorism charges were successfully brought against purported members of antifa, with Kash Patel issuing a warning to those who target federal officers.
Michael Chandler is packing his bags for Quantico to train FBI agents ... and he joined "TMZ Live" ahead of the trip to give Kash Patel some comfort in case the director plans to be in attendance --…
Two Indian-origin brothers, who reportedly boasted about meeting Kash Patel, have been convicted of fraud and are now facing potential sentences of up to 400 years in prison.
DIREKTOR FBI-a Kash Patel otpustio je desetak agenata zaduženih za Iran jer su istraživali Trumpa. Otkazi su uslijedili neposredno prije vojne operacije u Iranu, što je izazvalo zabrinutost.
FBI Director Kash Patel is under scrutiny for allegedly deploying a full SWAT team to provide security for his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, on personal trips and performances, raising questions about the misuse of bureau resources.
Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump's circle reportedly involved the FBI secretly obtaining phone records of then-private citizens Kash Patel and Susie Wiles.
Trump allegedly kept classified documents -- which included records from the Pentagon and CIA -- unsecured at his Mar-a-Lago home and thwarted efforts to retrieve them.
Dick Durbin accuses FBI chief of ‘irresponsible joyriding’ and says agency’s work marred by Patel’s poor decisions
A top Senate Democrat alleged on Tuesday that FBI director Kash Patel’s personal trav
A report alleges that the FBI's response to the Brown mass shooting was delayed because Kash Patel was using one of the agency's jets in Florida, prompting calls for the FBI director's resignation.
FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his beer-soaked locker-room celebration with the US men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Milan, stating he was in Italy on official business and paid for personal expenses.
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart reflected on a 'super weird year' for hockey, acknowledging Team USA's recent men's hockey victory and questioning Kash Patel's Olympic partying.
Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View' speculated whether the FBI encouraged Kash Patel to attend the Olympics to avoid dealing with him, implying a potential strategy to remove him from a domestic situation.
FBI Director Kash Patel has refuted claims by journalists Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian that his trip to Milan was solely for personal enjoyment at the Olympics. Patel's spokesperson clarified the visit involved crucial security meetings and partner engagements, with any personal time being self-funded.
FBI Director Kash Patel Says Bureau Uncovered Antifa Funding Sources
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Feb. 18 that the law enforcement agency uncovered what he said are funding sources tied to antifa organizations, suggesting that more enforcement actions could come against the left-wing movement.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images
“Whether it’s antifa or any other violent criminal organization—we know their operations don’t exist alone; they operate with heavy funding streams,” he wrote in a post on X, along with a clip from an interview with former deputy director Dan Bongino, on his show.
Patel said that the FBI is “finding them and those who fund their criminal activity.”
The FBI chief did not provide more information about the organizations, the source of the funding, or specific donors who may be involved. However, he said the FBI is looking into any financial backers linked to violence committed by alleged antifa operators.
Agents are looking at whether funding was sent through U.S.-based nonprofit groups and whether any of those nonprofits had tax-exempt status. They are also evaluating potential foreign funding streams, he said.
“Money doesn’t lie,” Patel told Bongino in the interview, saying that the FBI is right now “following the money” and that the law enforcement agency is “starting to arrest people who used their funds to incite violence in the guise of political peaceful protest.”
Last year, Patel told The Epoch Times’s Jan Jekielek in an interview that the FBI is mapping out the entire antifa network and indicated that funding streams are being traced, coming months after the Trump administration designated antifa as a domestic terrorist group.
The executive order, issued by President Donald Trump on Sept. 22, called antifa a “militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.” The administration also designated foreign antifa groups as foreign terrorist organizations in November 2025.
The State Department, in its designation, stated that “groups affiliated with this movement ascribe to revolutionary anarchist or Marxist ideologies, including anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity, using these to incite and justify violent assaults domestically and overseas.”
In his first term, Trump signaled that he would designate antifa a terrorist group in the midst of anti-police riots, violence, and demonstrations in the summer of 2020. At one point during the 2020 unrest, Trump warned that he would invoke the Insurrection Act that was last used during the Los Angeles riots in 1992, and he again suggested invoking the law as National Guard deployments were sent to multiple cities last year.
Patel on Feb. 18 also dismissed longstanding claims that antifa is only an ideological framework and said that dozens of people in Texas have been arrested in connection with the left-wing organization.
Federal officials in October 2025 targeted antifa and filed terrorism charges against five people in Texas, citing the order issued by Trump. In November 2025, the five defendants pleaded guilty in response to charges that they were accused of supporting antifa in a July shooting that wounded a police officer outside a Texas immigration detention center.
Patel previously said the charges in Texas are the first time a material support to terrorism charge has targeted antifa.
Bongino, who was the FBI deputy director before leaving the government in January, returned to hosting his podcast this month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/20/2026 - 08:55
FBI Director Kash Patel is using an agency jet to travel to Italy, with plans to attend Olympic hockey games, though an agency spokesperson stated the trip is not for 'personal' reasons.
US Army Special Operations veteran Courtney Williams is facing federal charges for allegedly leaking classified Delta Force secrets to journalist Seth Harp.
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Rumors are circulating that Kash Patel may be the next official to be fired from the Trump administration, prompting his girlfriend to share a patriotic message on social media.
US allies are developing a Plan B for the Strait of Hormuz in case President Trump withdraws, as Trump continues to strongly criticize NATO countries for their unwillingness to deploy militaries to the waterway and threatens to leave the alliance. This comes as Trump's irritation with NATO forces Europeans to confront the realities of the alliance.
China and Pakistan have jointly proposed a five-point peace plan for the Middle East, urging a ceasefire after a month-long war, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards continue to issue warnings against US companies like Apple, Google, and Meta, citing retaliation for 'targeted assassinations' of Iranian leaders.
Laura Dern is set to star in and executive produce a new limited series from Sony Pictures Television about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, based on Julie K. Brown’s book 'Perversion of Justice', where she will portray the investigative journalist whose work led to the pedophile's arrest, with German and Danish media also reporting on her casting.
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A fact-check has debunked a viral video allegedly showing FBI Director Kash Patel dancing, clarifying it is an old video of an unidentified man, amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding Iranian hackers claiming responsibility for breaching Patel's personal email and publishing private data.
The FBI is reportedly gathering and relaying old investigative files on Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell at the Trump administration's request, a move that has caused alarm among some career law enforcement officials.
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The FBI has confirmed that the Iran-linked Handala HackTeam breached the personal email account of former official Kash Patel, sharing purported resume and photos, while Candace Owens has dismissed viral claims linking her to the incident. The US State Department has offered a $10 million bounty for information on the group, and the FBI reassures that the leaked material is historical and does not involve current government information.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has predicted the war with Iran could conclude within weeks, not months, as America anticipates Iran's response 'any moment' after strikes on nuclear and metal processing facilities. G7 foreign ministers have urged a halt to attacks on civilians in the Middle East and called on Iran to immediately restore shipping freedom in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Rubio reiterated his prediction after meeting G7 counterparts in France.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced a major crackdown, 'Operation Box Cutter,' which has led to the indictment of Chinese pharmaceutical companies for allegedly supplying fentanyl precursors to the Gulf cartel.
Newly revealed documents indicate that the FBI conducted an extensive probe into Kash Patel, seeking years of his records during an inquiry related to former President Trump. The scope of this investigation was reportedly broader than previously known.
Former FBI agents have filed a lawsuit against Kash Patel, claiming they were terminated without a hearing or investigation after working on the 2020 election case, which Patel had labeled as involving “corrupt actors.”
Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel appeared before Congress for a House grilling on Iran and security threats, where Gabbard notably scrapped mention of Iran's uranium enrichment, following their previous testimonies before the Senate.
Patel plans to defend an FBI overhaul he says is restoring the bureau's law enforcement mission as he appears before US Senators for a hearing on global security threats.
FBI Director Kash Patel is having his agents trained by UFC fighters to enhance US security, potentially sparing unruly individuals from further trouble.
Just weeks after joining the U.S Men’s Olympic hockey team in the locker room to celebrate their Gold Medal victory in Italy, FBI director Kash Patel is celebrating what he sees as another athletic…
A fact-check addresses a rumor circulating that Representative Ted Lieu played a recording in Congress of Kash Patel admitting he was told to 'bury' the Epstein investigation.
Kansas City airport reopened hours after an evacuation due to a potential threat, which FBI Director Kash Patel later confirmed was not credible following an investigation.
Former FBI officials allege that Kash Patel increased field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered an FBI SWAT team to escort her on errands and to events, raising questions about the misuse of resources.
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.
Reports indicate that former Special Counsel Jack Smith allegedly targeted Trump allies Kash Patel and Susie Wiles with secret surveillance orders between 2022 and 2023.
An itinerary for Mr. Patel’s trip provides more granular detail, including big blocs of personal time that suggest he was not immensely oversubscribed by official duties.
FBI head Kash Patel is defending his 'frat bro' antics with the US hockey team in Milan, as footage emerged of him celebrating in the locker room amidst multiple investigations back home.
Trump invites Olympic champions to State of the Union
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A complaint regarding Kash Patel's personal travel has resurfaced following an incident at an Olympics party, drawing renewed attention to his past conduct.
FBI director Kash Patel really let loose with the USA Men's Olympic hockey team Sunday ... he was seen partying with the newly minted gold medalists in the locker room after their big win. Check out t
FBI undergoes major restructuring with 1,000 agents moved from Washington D.C. to field offices, eliminates politicized units and establishes new partnerships.
Boasberg Rubber-Stamps DOJ Request To Keep FBI-Twitter Payments Secret
When the Twitter files hit in December of 2022, they revealed that the Biden administration had paid Twitter at least $3.4 million between October 2019 and February 2021 to reimburse the pre-Musk, left-leaning social media giant for a flood of requests.
During this period, the Biden DOJ was going after vaccine skeptics, lab-leak proponents, 2020 election 'deniers,' Catholic parents, Hunter Biden laptop / Burisma content, and conservative news outlets. We also learned that the FBI's Elvis Chan and crew were holding weekly meeting with Twitter on "misinformation," and flagged thousands of accounts for the above.
Days after the Twitter files were released, watchdog group Judicial Watch sued the Biden DOJ, which oversees the FBI, over a FOIA request demanding to know how much the FBI paid Twitter from 2016 onward. The FBI initially refused, but eventually released 44-pages of documents with the key payment details redacted - claiming the data was protected under FOIA's "Exemption 7(E)," which lets agencies hide info about law enforcement methods if releasing it could help criminals or enemies dodge detection.
Judicial Watch then narrowed their claims to just those redacted payment amounts (JW dropped other issues such as vendor names), however in December of 2025, the Trump DOJ asked Judge James Boasberg for a Motion for Summary Judgement to deny Judicial Watch's request - effectively concealing the extent to which the FBI, under Trump and Biden, was going after Americans.
In its request for summary judgement, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office (say it ain't so!) argued that revealing payments that are tied to real investigations could reveal super secret investigative methods - such as how much the FBI is "engaging" with Twitter vs. other platforms, which could lead to 'bad guys' (criminals, hackers, foreign spies) to switch to platforms with less FBI activity, and that it might reveal shifts in FBI priorities over time.
Revealing the quarterly totals could also betray "mosaic theory," where seemingly harmless info (like one quarter's payment) can be pieced together with public data (e.g., Twitter's transparency reports) to form a big picture of FBI strategies.
Earlier this month, Boasberg agreed - ruling that revealing the payments could expose FBI "techniques and procedures" (how they monitor online threats) and help bad actors figure out what the FBI is focused on, allowing them to adapt and change strategies.
Boasberg wrote in his opinion that the 7(E) exemption is valid because it could "risk circumvention of the law."
So @JudicialWatch sued to find out how much the Deep State/Biden FBI was paying Twitter (now @X) to censor and spy on Americans. Kash Patel's FBI and Pam Bondi's Justice Department told a federal court we shouldn't get even summary quarterly totals of the payments because it… https://t.co/6P6oqQDxDj
February 18, 2026
What the actual...
.@FBIDirectorKash this was probably handled by lower-levels — a personal intervention on this one, which impacts 100 million voters & is critically important for Americans to restore trust in the bureau, at zero cost to FBI time or resources, would be greatly appreciated https://t.co/aHwXCi9h55
February 19, 2026
Maybe Elon can just give Tom Fitton the deets?
The filings for your reading pleasure...
DOJ request to deny Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Inc v Us Department of Justice Dcdce-23-03004 0024.0 by Zerohedge Janitor
Boasberg's opinion granting the DOJ request:
Judicial Watch Inc v Us Department of Justice Dcdce-23-03004 0027.0 by Zerohedge Janitor
Tyler Durden
Thu, 02/19/2026 - 18:50