CNN

He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. Then he spent weeks in jail before the case was thrown out

For Mahendra “Mick” Patel, 2025 will always be the year his life turned upside down. What began as an errand for his elderly mother in March devolved into an attempted kidnapping accusation, forcing ...
Tennessean

Who is Alexis Wilkins? Kash Patel's girlfriend is a country artist. What to know

FBI Director Kash Patel is under investigation by House Democrats for his use of government resources. Patel's girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, is a Nashville-based country singer and political commentator ...
Yahoo

Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs

FBI Director Kash Patel is raising eyebrows after ordering a fleet of luxury armored BMW X5 models to replace the Chevrolet Suburbans usually driven by the bureau. MS NOW investigative reporter Carol ...
Forbes

Kash Patel’s New Armored BMW Sparks New Controversy Over Alleged Job Perks

FBI Director Kash Patel is using new luxury BMWs for his travel that the agency purchased at his request, MS Now reported Monday, commissioning the German-made cars as the FBI director already faces a ...
Salon

“An embarrassment”: FBI Director Kash Patel has taxpayer-funded luxury, armored BMW

FBI Director Kash Patel has ditched the typical black government SUVs for a fleet of luxury, armored BWMs, MS NOW reports. “Government agencies, including the FBI, routinely evaluate, replace and ...
Slate

The Kash Patel Girlfriend Controversy Couldn’t Get Any Dumber, Except It Just Did

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Gather around. Here is a useful heuristic ...
New York Post

Kash Patel defends private jet use, and his girlfriend slaps down bizarre conspiracies she’s Mossad

FBI Director Kash Patel heartily defended his use of a private jet to visit his girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins, and said congressional Democrats attacking him over it should look at ...
The New York Times

Eager for Center Stage, Patel Casts Aside Caution in Statements as F.B.I. Leader

Kash Patel’s impulse to publicize the work of the bureau under his leadership has revived questions about his competence and his future in the administration. By Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett ...
The Providence Journal

Kash Patel should 'take a lesson' from RI, Magaziner says

The perpetrator of the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two and injured nine is still unknown after the “person of interest” located in part by the Federal Bureau of Investigation was ...
Rolling Stone

One Perk to Being the FBI Director’s Girlfriend? More Music Streams

Aspiring country singer Alexis Wilkins has been outfitted with an elite SWAT security detail and enjoyed a romantic “date night” with Patel on taxpayers’ dime. Now, new streaming data obtained by ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Kash Patel’s response to Charlie Kirk killing in Utah was ‘not very good,’ FBI sources say in report

Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem, FBI Director Kash Patel told the world: “The subject for the horrific shooting today ...
New York Magazine

Kash Patel Uses FBI As His Girlfriend’s Uber

When Donald Trump selected Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, initial concerns from critics revolved around the president tapping a staunch loyalist and deep-state conspiracy theorist to lead one of ...