Patel’s nomination heads for a full Senate confirmation vote in the early afternoon. WASHINGTON—The Senate voted 51–47 to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for head of the FBI on Thursday. The final vote is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. ET. Patel gained fame for exposing alleged FBI and Justice Department malfeasance during the Crossfire Hurricane probe
The Senate voted to confirm Patel, a veteran of Trump’s first administration who drafted the ‘Nunes memo’ on the Crossfire Hurricane probe. WASHINGTON—The Senate on Feb. 20 confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI. Senators voted 51–49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for exposing alleged FBI and Justice Department malfeasance during the Crossfire
A woman who was expecting to hear hundreds of immigration cases a year – but was fired by President Trump the week before she was supposed to start – said she expects the immigration “caseload will balloon.” In Boston and other cities, immigration cases stacked up as migrant crossings along the U.S. southern border surged.
Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said he won’t run for reelection in 2026, and is expected to announce his impending departure from the Senate on Thursday, his 83rd birthday. He told the Associated Press he plans to make the announcement on the Senate floor. McConnell has been a U.S. senator from Kentucky since 1985,
Mexico will never tolerate an invasion of its national sovereignty by the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Thursday after Washington designated Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. “This cannot be an opportunity for the U.S. to invade our sovereignty,” she said. “With Mexico it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or interventionism, and even less
The White House said in court papers that Musk is not the administrator of DOGE but is an adviser the president. President Donald Trump said that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after the White House submitted court papers saying the tech billionaire is only an adviser and isn’t
Yields have been the primary factor for foreign investors, experts say. Foreign investment in U.S. debt surged by 7 percent in 2024, while domestic demand for Treasury securities has been lackluster over the past year. According to new Treasury data, total holdings of Treasury securities reached $8.51 trillion last year, up from $7.94 trillion at