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

"The only question is whether my Republican colleagues will do the right thing." FETTERMAN LOSES TWO TOP STAFFERS AS HE MAKES WAVES BY BUCKING DEMOCRATIC PARTY ... Patel directing terminations at the ...

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

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) nominee, testifies during his confirmation hearing before ... John Thune, Republican of South Dakota ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 10, along party lines, Thursday to proceed with confirmation for Kash ... claimed Patel "may have committed perjury" by testifying at his hearing that ...

"The ones who worked closely with Kash vouched for him. I will vote for his confirmation," Cassidy said. The Senate overcame a procedural hurdle on Patel's nomination Tuesday with a party-line 48 ...

Patel cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee last week by a 12-10, party-line vote and is set for consideration by the Republican-controlled Senate ... Patel told senators at his confirmation hearing ...

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 ...

FBI Director-designate Kash Patel cleared a Senate panel in a party-line vote Thursday ... of perjuring himself during his confirmation hearing. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Judiciary Committee ...

Democrats on the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee claimed their GOP counterparts would "rue the day" they confirm FBI Director nominee Kash ... following Patel's confirmation hearing.

Despite Democrats' calls for another hearing, President Trump's nominee for FBI director will now soon be up for a vote before the entire Senate.