Key moderate Republican Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under Trump.

FOX News host Jesse Watters talked about the effect President Trump had in his first month. WATTERS: Fox News Alert: Kash Patel has been confirmed as our new FBI director in a 51 to 49 vote. Susan Collins,

Maine's Republican senator cited Patel's 'aggressive political activity' as one reason for her opposition and Democrats warned that Patel had vowed to seek revenge against anti-Trump conspirators.

"As I have stated previously, these initiatives raise the specter that adverse actions could be taken against FBI employees - including special agents in the field"

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a 51-49 vote Thursday afternoon. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski cast votes against his nomination. But even with their objection,

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all 47 Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kash Patel to take over the FBI. Patel escaped crashing out of the confirmation votes by a narrow margin. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK),

The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Thursday’s vote that would place Patel atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.

Maine Senator Susan Collins broke with almost all of her Republican colleagues to vote against Kash Patel as FBI director Thursday, although Patel was still confirmed. Collins released a statement, saying Patel’s string of political comments disqualifies him from serving in an apolitical position “While I strongly support efforts to ensure all federal employees perform their responsibilities ethically and in accordance with the law,

The 51-49 vote by the GOP-controlled Senate. saw Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska act as the lone Republican holdouts.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist and a critic of the FBI, as the bureau’s director in a 51-49 vote on Thursday afternoon. Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) joined all Democrats in opposition.