Durbin said that Patel’s “directives” are being carried out by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove and members of the “newly-established ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be FBI director. The final vote was 51-49. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted against Patel.

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the FBI, despite strong opposition from Democrats.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.

Democrats on the panel used their political weight to delay Patel’s confirmation vote earlier this month. On the Senate floor, top Judiciary Democrat Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed Patel had been ...

The Senate will vote to end debate on Patel's nomination in the late morning and conduct a final confirmation vote in the afternoon. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Judiciary Committee ranking ...