FBI, Senate and Kash Patel

Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director in 51-49 vote
The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI, approving a key ally of President Trump to lead the bureau.
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes To Approve Kash Patel—What To Know About Trump’s FBI Nominee
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.
Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump’s bidding and go after the Republican president’s adversaries.
Senate confirms Kash Patel for FBI director despite appeal from Democrats
Just two Republicans voted against the former Donald Trump administration official, who critics worry could use the country’s top law enforcement agency to investigate the president’s political rivals.
Kash Patel wins Senate confirmation as Trump’s FBI director
Kash Patel won Senate confirmation as FBI director by a 51-49 vote, putting a fierce loyalist of President Trump at the helm of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency amid major
How each senator voted on the Kash Patel nomination
The US Senate on Thursday voted to approve Kash Patel as FBI director in a mostly party-line vote, clearing the way for one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial appointments.
Collins to vote against Patel nomination
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would vote against the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, citing a string of political comments that call into question his ability to
Senator Collins to oppose Kash Patel's FBI director nomination
Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins says she will vote against Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI.Patel cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee last w
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Senate committee passes ballot reform bill with tweaks
A state Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that will mandate office-block ballots in primary elections.  Members of ...
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Senate Judiciary Committee debates public safety plan
The Senate Judiciary Committee spent several hours reviewing the House's expansive public safety plan Wednesday.
Bill to return Ten Commandments to OK Capitol dies in Senate committee hearing
A Senate panel on Wednesday killed a bill that sought to return a Ten Commandments monument to the Capitol amid concerns that ...
Idaho bill making firing squads primary form of execution heads to the Senate
Supporters of the bill focused their arguments on efficiency, while some opponents cite a lack of data could bring potential ...
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Bill to extend early primary voting passes Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Thursday to extend in-person early voting from three days to seven days of ...
Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, launching a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if ...
Lawmaker who lost son to suicide warns Senate that ‘big tech is the big tobacco of this generation’
South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey, who lost his son to suicide in July 2022, testified before the Senate Judiciary ...
Bill shielding pesticide manufacturers from cancer lawsuits moves forward in Senate
A bill that would limit Iowans' ability to sue agricultural chemical manufacturers for not warning users of potential health ...