The Senate is set to vote Thursday on Kash Patel's nomination as FBI director as Democrats warn he could use the agency to target President Trump's perceived political enemies. CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI, approving a key ally of President Trump to lead the bureau.
"You will rue the day of this vote if it's in favor of Kash Patel, because the American people will hold you accountable, and we will make sure that the American people know about this vote," he concluded. The Senate will vote to end debate on Patel's nomination in the late morning...
A fierce attack on FBI director nominee Kash Patel by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, drew mockery from conservatives on social media ahead of an expected vote on Patels nomination Thursday afternoon."Kash Patel, mark my words, will cause evil in this building behind us, and Republicans who...
Kash Patel is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be FBI Director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The new director tried to calm some of the concerns among FBI agents after ...
The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, installing a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump and conservative firebrand at the head of the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
SARASOTA, Fla.,Nov. 30, 2024(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Trump Media & Technology Group(Nasdaq: DJT) ("TMTG") CEODevin Nunestoday issued the following statement following President-elect Trump's announcement of his intent to nominate TMTG board memberKash Patelas Director of theFBI: ...
Kash Patel WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Janua...
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats took their ultimately futile fight against Patel to FBI headquarters on Thursday morning to denounce his nomination. “Kash Patel — mark my words — will cause evil in this building behind us, and Republicans who vote for him will rue that day,” said Sen....
Kash Patel confirmed by Senate to be Trump's FBI directorThe Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be FBI director. The final vote was 51-49. President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as ...