The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.

Kash Patel was confirmed as the new FBI Director by the Senate Thursday in a 51-49 vote. According to the Western Journal, Democrats attempted to draw out the confirmation process, while it was opposed by Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

Two senior Senate Republican lawmakers called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash ... Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin also asked Ms. Bondi and Mr. Patel to ...

The Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, installing a 44-year-old lawyer and vocal Trump loyalist to take the helm of the nation’s top law enforcement agency.

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. Democrats were unanimous in their opposition.

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

GOP senators have praised Patel, 44, from Long Island for his experience as a prosecutor and as a national security aide in the first Trump administration. They have also praised his strong desire to get the FBI back to its core law enforcement duties and stop “weaponizing” politics at the agency.

The US Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to lead the FBI and carry out Donald Trump’s vision for overhauling an agency that the president claims has been weaponized against him and other conservatives.

The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as as President Donald Trump's FBI director. The 51-49 vote Thursday puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agenc

President Donald Trump scored another Cabinet win Thursday, with the Senate confirming his controversial FBI director pick Kash Patel ... had requested Patel return for another round of interrogation, but Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday that he would vote to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, as the Senate is expected to hold a final vote this week.

The Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel, a mega-MAGA ally of President Trump, to serve as FBI director. Why it matters: Patel wrote a book in 2023 that features a list of "deep state" officials to target.