Patel grilled on shifting stance on FBI budget needs

FBI Director Kash Patel faced pointed questions from Senate appropriators on Thursday during a hearing after he took the unusual position one day prior that he needed a bigger budget than what President Donald Trump had proposed in order to carry out the bureau’s mission.Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Patel’s request in the House on Wednesday for roughly $1 billion more than what Trump proposed for fiscal 2026 was “important and revealing.”Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) grilled the director on his remarks in the House, asking him if he disagreed with Trump.“No, I agree that we can sustain the mission ..