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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Durbin said he had “highly credible information” that Patel had given orders to remove senior staff even as he had no power to do so as he’s yet to be confirmed. This would contradict the ...

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.

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 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 ...

Charles Grassley, R-Iowa., said attempts by Judiciary ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and others to force Patel to testify again were "baseless" as he already sat before the committee for ...