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 ...

Democrats voiced their strong opposition to Patel during Thursday’s hearing, with Ranking Member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., saying the Senate is “inviting a political disaster if we put Kash Patel into ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel to the full Senate, moving him one step closer to being confirmed as President Donald Trump’s next ...

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.

More recently, the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, claimed Patel "may have committed perjury" by testifying at his hearing that he knew nothing about a purge of top agency ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, to the floor for a full vote.