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Kash Patel’s FBI leadership under scrutiny ahead of Senate Judiciary oversight hearing
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As questions swirl about FBI Director Kash Patel’s leadership of the agency, particularly in the immediate hours after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Senate Republicans appear ready to back him.
Patel is due before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an annual oversight hearing of the FBI on Tuesday morning, but the timing comes at a crucial moment for him as scrutiny mounts over a wave of firings at the agency and his handling of the investigation into Kirk’s alleged killer.
There is also a new face in FBI management — former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who was sworn in on Monday in a power-sharing role with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
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FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Republicans appear ready to back him despite questions about his leadership over the bureau, particularly in his handling of the investigation of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
But Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee intend to look at Patel’s track record as a whole over the last nine months, and they signaled that they still have confidence in him.
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital that he just planned to talk about oversight of the FBI during the hearing.
When asked if he felt there should be increased scrutiny of Patel, Grassley said, «Well, that’s why we have an oversight hearing, we do it once a year.»
The top Democrat on the panel, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., however, signaled that he would be going after Patel, particularly in the wake of a lawsuit from three former senior FBI officials last week, who alleged they were fired from the agency for political reasons, and Patel’s firing of former Salt Lake City FBI field office head Mehtab Syed.
Durbin said it was unclear what kind of impact Syed would have had on the investigation, but he noted her lengthy career and specialty in counterterrorism.
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Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters outside a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on Nov. 14, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
«We do know that the person who pushed her out, Director Patel, quickly took to social media and falsely announced that the suspect was in custody,» Durbin said on the Senate floor. «Remember that? Only to be forced to walk back those claims shortly after.»
Patel has again come under the microscope for a post he made on X in the hours after Kirk was killed where he wrote, «The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody.»
However, that individual and another were caught and released before law enforcement nabbed 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, some 33 hours after the shooting.
Patel pushed back on criticism of his performance during an appearance on «Fox & Friends» on Monday, where he argued that his post was made in a push for transparency.
«I was being transparent with working with the public on our findings as I had them,» he said. «Could I have worded it a little better in the heat of the moment? Sure. But do I regret putting it out? Absolutely not.»
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the committee, told Fox News Digital that there would be «a lot of things to learn» during the hearing, but appeared to still back Patel as director.
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. (Getty Images)
«You know, my view is, listen, he serves at the pleasure of the president,» Hawley said. «If the president has confidence in him, then I think that, you know, that’s good enough for me.»
To Hawley’s point, President Donald Trump appears to still support his embattled FBI director.
«I am very proud of the FBI,» Trump said Saturday. «Kash — and everyone else — they have done a great job.»
And Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and a member of the panel, said that he was sure that «a lot of people are going to be looking at the shooting,» but argued his focus was on the whole of Patel’s tenure at the FBI — one that he supported during his nomination and one he still supports now.
When asked about Patel’s performance during the investigation in Utah, Tillis contended, «Those things are fluid.»
«I’ve seen a lot of armchair quarterbacks in my day, and I saw a lot of armchair quarterbacks, or Monday morning quarterbacks,» Tillis said. «Could they have been tighter? People are demanding updates.»
«I mean, if the only thing that they’re criticizing you for is talking about the potential suspects or persons of interest too soon, that’s kind of weak. Go after some more foundational things.»
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said that he believed it would be a «very important hearing tomorrow» in light of Patel’s social media post and direction of the agency.
«[It’s] something that even the lowest level comms director knows,» Booker told Fox News Digital. «You don’t push out information that’s wrong in an investigation, you stick to the facts, and it’s very disappointing. I think, indicative of the kind of leader that he is.»
«I’m also more concerned right now with how many of the FBI officials he’s fired for no cause. He’s politicized this department and weaponized the department in a partisan way that’s disappointing,» he continued. «And then, finally, him actually undermining investigations that are ongoing that keep Americans safe is very troubling.»
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Cliff-hanger: Ciattarelli, Sherrill claim upper hand in crucial New Jersey showdown for governor
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BELLEVILLE, N.J. – As the competitive and combustible race for New Jersey governor barrels towards a possible photo finish, both major party nominees are playing up the positives.
«Our polling’s looking good. I think we’re feeling really good right now,» Democratic nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill touted as she spoke with Fox News Digital after headlining a major party gathering this week in this northern New Jersey township.
But with a week and a half to go until Election Day, the latest public opinion polls in one of only two races for governor in the nation this year suggest that Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli is narrowing the gap with Sherrill in one of only two races for governor this year across the country.
«I think we’re in a great position,» Ciattarelli said in a Fox News interview after a diner stop in Linden, N.J.
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In a state where registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans despite a GOP surge in registration this decade, four public opinion polls released over the past two weeks — from Fox News, Quinnipiac University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Rutgers-Eagleton — indicated Ciattarelli tightening the margins with Sherrill in the race to succeed the term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. Other public and internal surveys suggest a margin of error contest.
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«As you know, many of these polls have a dead heat. And that’s in a state in which Republicans typically under poll because we are the minority party,» Ciattarelli said. «And when you have the endorsement of Democratic mayors across the state, it says people want change. That’s exactly what we’re going to deliver when we win this race.»
Ciattarelli, who has crisscrossed the campaign trail in the Garden State this summer and autumn, has drawn energetic crowds at his stops during the closing stretch of the campaign. And with early voting about to get underway, he’s urging his supporters to cast their ballots.
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor in New Jersey, speaks to supporters at a diner in Saddle Brook, N.J. on Oct. 15, 2025 (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
«Early voting starts this Saturday. We turn out, we win. Let’s finish strong,» he urged.
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President Donald Trump will hold a tele-rally with Ciattarelli ahead of Election Day. And also helping him make sure low propensity Trump supporters vote during an off-election year when the president isn’t on the ballot have been some top MAGA stars, including Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former White House contender Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Byron Donalds, the top candidate for Florida governor next year.
«Jack’s been running a great campaign. I’ve been watching it from down in the Sunshine State. But it’s about winning. We got to help everybody get across the line,» Donalds told Fox News.
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli, left, is joined by GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida at a diner in Linden, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )
Former Rahway, N.J. GOP chair Patrick Cassio, who was at the Ciattarelli-Donalds diner stop in Linden, told Fox News that «a lot of Trump voters do not vote for anybody else, so getting guys out that they like will get them out to vote.»
And he noted that «four years ago, 400,000 Republicans didn’t vote. So, think about that. He [Ciattarelli] picks up half of that, he wins. The math is pretty simple.»
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Ciattarelli, who’s making his third straight run for Garden State governor, and who nearly upset Murphy four years ago, says things are different this time around.
«Because of the closeness of that race in ’21, people are paying closer attention this time around,» Ciattarelli said.
Rep. Mikell Sherrill of New Jersey, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks at a news conference on Oct. 13, 2025 in Clifton, N.J. (Mikie Sherrill campaign)
But Sherrill criticized her Republican rival as a «kind of a perennial candidate.»
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Sherrill, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who flew helicopters during her military service and who was first elected to Congress in 2018, is also enjoying plenty of company on the campaign trail. Last weekend she was joined by Govs. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Wes Moore of Maryland — who are considered potential 2028 White House contenders. And former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, two more potential presidential candidates, are on deck.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie of New Jersey, left, teams up on the campaign trail with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in Newark, N.J. on Oct. 19, 2025. (Mikie Sherrill campaign )
And Sherrill’s campaign announced this week that the most popular Democrat in the country — former President Barack Obama — will headline a rally with her in Newark on Nov. 1, the final weekend before Election Day.
While Sherrill has faced criticism by Republicans and some political pundits for a lack of energy on the campaign trail, she pointed to her get-out-the-vote operation.
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«We’re seeing great returns on the vote by mails. We’ll start early voting the 25th, which we’re really excited about. We’re seeing a ton of energy on the ground,» she told Fox News.
And Sherrill touted that her campaign has «the biggest volunteer field program that anyone in New Jersey has ever run… We are getting the right doors, and I’m really excited about what we’re gonna see.»
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Cinco hembras de bonobo atacaron a un macho adulto, identificado como Hugo, en el parque nacional de Salonga, en la República Democrática del Congo. La agresión fue observada sin que ningún congénere interviniera.
El ataque, registrado por integrantes del Proyecto Bonobo Luikotale, se extendió durante 25 minutos. Este incidente desató debates en la comunidad científica por la intensidad y organización del linchamiento.
Los científicos que documentaron el hecho informaron que Hugo intentó protegerse en el suelo, mientras las hembras lo golpearon, mordieron y le causaron múltiples lesiones graves. La agresión comenzó con una explosión de vocalizaciones que alertó al equipo de observadores.
Según precisó la investigación publicada en la revista Current Biology, al llegar, encontraron a Hugo tendido boca abajo, rodeado por Polly, Tao, Ngola, Djulie y Bella, las cinco hembras adultas que lo atacaron de forma alternada.
Los especialistas detallaron que las agresoras lo pisotearon, mordieron la cabeza, el cuello, las extremidades y le provocaron heridas profundas en el rostro, los labios y las cejas.
Al final de la paliza, Hugo perdió gran parte de su pelo en la cabeza, los hombros y la espalda. Sufrió también la pérdida de falanges en los pies y daños severos en las manos, los genitales y el cuello.
Según los investigadores, el resto de los bonobos del grupo observó el episodio en silencio y a distancia. Nadie intentó ayudar o mediar, lo que resultó inquietante para los primatólogos especializados en la especie.
En los días previos, se registró que Hugo había ejercido un comportamiento agresivo hacia la cría de Bella, la más joven de las hembras participantes. Este antecedente motivó interrogantes sobre un posible motivo de defensa colectiva por parte de las hembras.
De acuerdo a National Geographic, el bonobo, conocido como Pan paniscus, es una de las especies más cercanas al ser humano. Suelen habitar zonas remotas y selváticas del Congo, lo que dificulta estudios extensivos y directos sobre su comportamiento.
Hasta hace algunos años, se les consideraba primates excepcionalmente pacíficos, propensos a resolver conflictos a través de interacciones sociales y prácticas sexuales, más que mediante agresiones.
La evidencia tradicional mostraba que el sexo entre bonobos cumplía funciones sociales: alivio de tensiones, bienvenida de miembros nuevos o fortalecimiento de vínculos, reduciendo así la violencia directa.
Estudios previos, como los realizados por el primatólogo Frans de Wall, documentaban que los bonobos, a diferencia de los chimpancés, practicaban la reconciliación tras una disputa en vez de formar coaliciones violentas o participar en guerras entre grupos.
Sin embargo, investigaciones más recientes describieron casos en los que los bonobos exhiben conductas agresivas, incluso superiores en frecuencia a los chimpancés, especialmente cuando se trata de machos.
La comunidad científica señala que el liderazgo social dentro de los grupos de bonobos lo ocupan principalmente las hembras. Ellas desarrollan relaciones complejas, donde el fortalecimiento de alianzas influye en la estabilidad del grupo.
El reciente estudio, basado en observaciones sistemáticas y prolongadas, estima que hasta el 85% de las coaliciones violentas orientadas al dominio de los machos son protagonizadas por las hembras.
Los recursos compartidos y la protección de las crías juegan un papel central en la estructura social y en la toma de decisiones para emplear la violencia como mecanismo de control o sanción. La razón por la que las hembras de bonobo, habitualmente asociadas a vínculos sociales, deciden emplear la agresión sigue en estudio.
Los autores del artículo en Current Biology sostienen que la consolidación del estatus dominante y el fortalecimiento de los lazos pueden traer ventajas inmediatas, como la defensa de recursos, y de largo plazo, como la prevención del infanticidio.
El infanticidio, frecuente entre otras especies, suele beneficiar a los machos, ya que incrementa su éxito reproductivo. Sin embargo, en el caso de los bonobos, las hembras recurren a la violencia para proteger a sus crías y sostener la cohesión del grupo.
Durante el ataque, Hugo se mantuvo pasivo y no intentó huir. Las lesiones sufridas incluyeron cortes profundos, mutilaciones y pérdida de piel.
El informe señala que no se lo volvió a ver en los 150 días posteriores al evento, lo que sugiere que probablemente falleció por las heridas.
Este caso desafía el retrato tradicional de los bonobos como una especie eminentemente pacífica. Aunque la evidencia científica refuerza que la resolución de conflictos mediante la sexualidad mantiene su lugar central en la vida social de la especie, aumenta el número de estudios que describen el uso de la violencia por parte de hembras para mantener el equilibrio interno del grupo.
La agresión de cinco hembras de bonobo a un macho adulto bajo la mirada impasible del grupo, sin intervención de ningún individuo, revela una complejidad social más profunda de lo que se creía.
El hecho de que la violencia pueda surgir en sistemas regidos por redes sociales sólidas y estructuras matriarcales pone en foco la necesidad de continuar investigando los factores que influyen en el comportamiento social de nuestros parientes más cercanos.
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