Trump FBI Director Kash Patel's confirmation was the result of a significant and long-term effort to get senators' support.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday swore in Kash Patel as FBI director in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Earlier Thursday the Senate had voted to ...

Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed despite fears he intends to purge the bureau he has been chosen to lead ...

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist and a critic of the FBI, as the bureau’s director in a 51-49 vote ...

The Senate voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director on Thursday, tightening President Donald Trump 's control of the ...

Kash Patel at a 2022 conference in Arizona. WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against another of President Trump’s nominees: Kash Patel, who was nonetheless confirmed Thursday as FBI ...

Patel's meetings with both Collins and Murkowski had been good, per the transition official. "Kash and Lisa had many conversations and talked a lot," they explained. While she didn't vote for him ...

Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining a unified ... "If you want to defend our constitutional rights, confirm Kash Patel," Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming ...

The only Republicans to break ranks and vote against Patel were Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Every Democrat voted against the confirmation.

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.

FBI director Kash Patel was confirmed 51-49. He is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who has called for profound changes at the bureau.