Senate Panel Advances Kash Patel’s FBI Nomination to Floor Vote
Patel, whose nomination has been vociferously opposed by Democrats, was approved by a vote of 12 –10. His nomination now heads to the Senate floor. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kashyap Pramod Vinod “Kash” Patel to be director of the FBI was advanced by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 13, setting up a