The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Kash Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Here are some things to know about his new role.

Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint at headquarters in Washington and a renewed emphasis on the bureau's traditional crime-fighting ...

FBI directors are given 10-year terms as a way to insulate them from political influence and keep them from becoming beholden ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, moving to place him atop the nation ...

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s ...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop ...

David Boren, the former Oklahoma governor and longtime U.S. Senate intelligence chief who went on to lead the University of ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the ...

Kash Patel is confirmed as director of the FBI. He has served in positions at the Justice Department, National Security ...

This political hack does not deserve to be in this building,” Schiff said Thursday as he stood outside FBI headquarters.

Current and former U.S. national security officials and lawmakers told Fox News Digital that FBI Director Kash Patel, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from ...