Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director. Patel was confirmed by the Republican-majority Senate in a 51-49 vote. Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only GOP members to oppose Patel’s confirmation.

The only Republicans to break ranks and vote against Patel were Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Every Democrat voted against the confirmation.

After Susan Collins' announcement, now all eyes are on Lisa Murkowski to see whether she also turns against Kash. The voting will turn crucial if more than three Republican senators vote against him. Otherwise, he is likely to get confirmed as teh FBI ...

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 Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to be the next FBI director. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republicans to vote against the longtime Trump loyalist.

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

Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, voted no. Kash is an outsider who promised to reform the agency, get it back to fighting crime and give us the answers we've been waiting for. WATTERS: Kash was a ...

The United States Senate has voted to confirm former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continuing a streak of success for President Donald Trump’s government nominees.

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 ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist and a critic of the FBI, as the bureau’s director in a 51-49 vote on Thursday afternoon. Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) joined all Democrats in opposition.