Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel is the first Indian-origin director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Born in New York to ...
Two high-profile Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, notably voted against his ...
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
Just two Republicans voted against the former Donald Trump administration official, who critics worry could use the country’s ...
Patel's nomination also signals Mr Trump's dissatisfaction with the current FBI leadership under Christopher Wray, whom he had appointed in 2017. Trump has repeatedly criticised Christopher Wray’s ...
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.