Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Kash Patel claims AI has stopped school shootings: 'I'm using it everywhere' FBI Director Kash Patel unequivocally denied allegations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences during his tenure, calling them "categorically false" before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee regarding his agency’s proposed budget. Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic for reporting on these allegations, which Senator Chris Van Hollen described as "extremely alarming." Van Hollen questioned Patel on whether FBI personnel were ever unable to reach him, to which Patel responded, "Absolutely not," stating his workforce hears from him constantly.…