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.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would vote against the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, citing a string of political comments that call into question his ability to

S.C., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walk to the chamber as senators gather for the final vote on Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's

Tenn., on Elon Musk's latest order to federal workers, the swearing in of FBI Director Kash Patel, the president and Maine's governor's clash over transgender athletes and GOP unity over the budget plan.

Trump FBI Director Kash Patel's confirmation was the result of a significant and long-term effort to get senators' support.

Moderate GOP Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, revealed she will not back President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the FBI, Kash Patel. "The nomination of Kash Patel to serve as Director of the FBI comes to the Senate against the backdrop of recent ...

Susan Collins of Maine, notably voted against his confirmation ... be to thwart terrorism and Chinese Communist Party espionage. Read More: Meet Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, Trump’s Nomination for FBI Director Patel is a known Trump loyalist, and has ...

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director Thursday, despite Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska voting against Patel—a staunch Trump loyalist who faces opposition ...

Democrats had complained about Patel's lack of management experience and highlighted incendiary past statements that they said called his judgment into question.