Patel grilled over Olympics trip and alleged drinking | CNN Politics

In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on his decision to file a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic after it printed an article alleging that Patel's "excessive drinking" had impaired his ability to do his job. Welch also pressed Patel on his presence at the Winter Olympics in Italy earlier this year.

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies the bureau no longer automatically disqualifies job applicants who were accused of some crimes, including bestiality, if they were victims.

While fly fishing in Montana, CNN’s Jake Tapper asks California Governor Gavin Newsom about his relationship with President Trump. This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess .

Shalini Thakur’s grieving mother is asking whether more could have been done to protect her daughter, who authorities say was shot and killed by a man in the country illegally, who had been stalking her for months.

US President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang while the tech leader was speaking on stage at a summit in Los Angeles. As Huang put him on speaker, Trump dismissed AI fears as a “hoax.”

The United States military has weapons in space and will use them to defend its forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday. This marks the first official confirmation of such capabilities and a deliberate signal to potential adversaries.

A fast-moving brush fire swept through a hillside neighborhood in La Habra Heights, California, on Monday. Two people were injured.

The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to limit mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

周二，在参议院司法委员会的听证会上，佛蒙特州民主党参议员彼得·韦尔奇质询了联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔，询问他为何决定对《大西洋月刊》提起诽谤诉讼。此前，《大西洋月刊》刊登了一篇文章，声称帕特尔“酗酒过度”影响了他的工作能力。韦尔奇还就帕特尔今年早些时候出席意大利冬季奥运会一事向他施压。

FBI 局长卡什·帕特尔作证说，如果求职者是某些罪行（包括兽奸）的受害者，FBI 不再自动取消他们的求职资格。

在蒙大拿州垂钓期间，CNN记者杰克·塔珀采访了加州州长加文·纽森，询问他与特朗普总统的关系。这是杰克·塔珀正在进行的一系列采访的一部分，在这个系列中，他会拜访来自两党的政治人物，在他们最喜欢的地方，探讨他们是如何走到今天的。观看完整采访请访问CNN.com/AllAccess。

沙利尼·塔库尔悲痛欲绝的母亲质问，是否可以采取更多措施来保护她的女儿。据当局称，她的女儿被一名非法入境的男子枪杀，该男子已经跟踪她数月之久。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋于洛杉矶峰会上发表讲话时，致电给他。黄仁勋接通免提后，特朗普将人工智能的担忧斥为“骗局”。

美国空军部长特洛伊·梅因克周一表示，美军在太空拥有武器，并将利用这些武器保卫其部队。这是美国首次正式确认具备此类能力，也是向潜在对手发出的一个明确信号。

周一，加州拉哈布拉高地一处山坡居民区发生快速蔓延的灌木丛火灾，造成两人受伤。

最高法院驳回了唐纳德·特朗普总统在2026年中期选举前限制邮寄投票的请求。