Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said he has "highly credible information" that Patel is behind the firings at the FBI, though he is not yet the FBI director.

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

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday in a mostly party-line ...

Kash Patel, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, was accused of directing firings of senior FBI officials from outside the agency.

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as the new FBI director in a 51-49 vote. Patel, a Trump loyalist, has faced criticism over past statements about the 2020 election and the FBI. Sen. Dick Durbin ...

"Kash Patel, mark my words, will cause evil in this building behind us, and Republicans who vote for him will rue that day." Durbin and the committee's Democrats echoed claims they made earlier in the ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, to the floor for a full vote.

FBI Director Kash Patel floated the idea, inspired by his new Deputy Director Dan Bongino, which would see FBI agents train ...

FIRST ON FOX: A team member for President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee, Kash ... for Patel refuted the allegations made by the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, Dick Durbin ...

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.

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee accused Kash Patel ... senior career FBI leadership and other dedicated, nonpartisan law enforcement officers," Durbin wrote.

A top Democratic leader weighing Kash Patel’s nomination for ... any discipline he might mete out as FBI director would follow standard bureau protocols. Durbin highlighted Patel’s statements ...