Updated April 21, 2026 — 8:11am , first published 5:33am Washington: FBI director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic magazine over an explosive article that portrayed him as “missing in action” and a problem drinker whose behaviour has alarmed those around him at the nation’s top crime-fighting agency. It came as another member of Donald Trump’s cabinet departed, with labour secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer quitting on Monday (US time) amid an internal investigation into alleged misconduct that included having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, “travel fraud” and drinking at work. FBI director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic magazine over an article portraying him as unreliable and a problem drinker. Bloomberg White House communications director Steven Cheung said Chavez-DeRemer was “leaving the administration” for the private sector.…