Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, worked as a consultant to the government of Qatar, newly released disclosures show, raising questions from ethics experts about his failure to ...

Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and other Democrats on the panel to push for a second hearing, noting that Patel testified for more than five hours before the committee and disclosed to the panel "thousands ...

Democrats succeeded Thursday in delaying a committee vote to advance the confirmation of FBI director nominee Kash Patel until next week at least. The vote, which was supposed to happen at 10:15 ...

Patel's main source of income last year was consulting and media deals. Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6 million in the past year from consulting ...

With a tie-breaking nod from Vice President JD Vance, President Trump got away with Pete Hegseth, a defense secretary short on qualifications and long on disqualifying personal baggage. Senate ...

President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel is expected to be approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting him one step closer to Senate confirmation, after Patel ...

In the wake of FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing last week, senators of both parties posed written questions to him to further explore his past comments, particularly with ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were able to delay a vote on President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Kash Patel, by one week. Patel's nomination ...

UPDATE (Feb. 7, 2025, 10:16 a.m. ET): In response to written questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he submitted on Monday, FBI director nominee Kash Patel said he did ...

Democrats delayed the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote on FBI director nominee Kash Patel Thursday, though he’s still likely to be confirmed, after Patel appeared before the committee last ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Kash Patel, a lawyer, investigator, his former aide and a devoted ally to serve as FBI director. “I am proud to announce ...