Kash Patel clears key Senate hurdle

Kash Patel clears key Senate hurdle to advance toward FBI director confirmation
Kash Patel inched one step closer to confirmation on Tuesday after the Senate voted along party lines, 48-45, to proceed to his nomination.
Senate advances nomination of Trump FBI pick Kash Patel
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to advance the nomination of Kash Patel to be the director of the FBI, putting a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and a critic of the bureau on track to run the most prominent U.
US Senate votes 48-45, advances Kash Patel's nomination for FBI director
Kash Patel, who has celebrated rank-and-file FBI agents for being "courageous, apolitical warriors of justice," will serve a 10-year term if confirmed
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Opinion: Kash Patel could use FBI for revenge
Most of Patel's work has been hyper-partisan, intended more to drive wedges through society than to protect the public.
Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel advances in full Senate procedural vote before expected confirmation
GOP senators have praised Patel, 44, for his commitment to rooting out political “weaponization” at the FBI — while Democrats have accused him of perjuring himself in his
Kash Patel gets Senate Judiciary nod to lead FBI
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Thursday to recommend Kash Patel's nomination to serve as FBI director. Why it matters: The vote moves Patel a critical step closer to being confirmed to a role that's set to take on even more importance given President Trump's early focus on expanding the powers of law enforcement.
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.
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel clears Senate panel, headed for confirmation vote
President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, won the approval of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a vote to confirm a director who has called for a radical reshaping of the nation's top law enforcement agency.
Senate panel advances Kash Patel bid to lead FBI
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Kash Patel in a strict party-line vote, clearing the way for President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI to get a vote on the
Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, pushing past Democratic concerns that he would operate as a loyalist for the president and target perceived adversaries of the White House.
Kash Patel Moves Closer To FBI Top Job As Senate Advances Nomination
The Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle in the confirmation of Kash Patel as the next FBI director, setting the stage for a final vote later this week. In a 48-45 party-line vote, Republicans pushed Patel’s nomination forward,
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on clemency for Jan. 6 violence against law enforcement
FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against ...
Republicans shun last-minute revelations about Kash Patel
Republicans have signaled they plan to confirm Patel and that nothing, including his financial disclosures and a ...