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.

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.

"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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

A top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that Kash Patel had been “personally directing the ongoing purge” of ...

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 ...