Kash Patel has been confirmed as FBI Director.
The U.S. Senate voted on February 20, 2025, to confirm his nomination with a vote of 51-49.
Two Republicans, Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, joined Democrats in opposing his confirmation, but the Republican majority in the Senate secured his approval.
This vote followed a Senate Judiciary Committee advancement on February 13, 2025, by a 12-10 party-line vote, and a procedural vote earlier in the week to move the nomination forward.
Patel, a close ally of President Donald Trump, now assumes leadership of the FBI, replacing Christopher Wray.
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