Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee were set to vote on advancing Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI on Thursday, but that has been delayed. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on what this means.

President Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in November. On Thursday, January 30, the loyalist appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. Find out more about him below.

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats managed to delay a vote on Kash Patel's nomination by a week, demanding he return to answer additional questions.

US President Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's premier law enforcement agency faces a crucial test in his confirmation bid Thursday as senators decide whether to advance his nomination

President Donald Trump will have to wait at least another week before one of his most high-profile nominations will get their first confirmation vote. That's according to the Daily Beast, which reported that Senate Democrats have pushed back the initial confirmation vote for Kash Patel – who Trump nominated to be FBI director — until at least next

Right-wing former lawyer Kash Patel published a list of 60 Trump critics in a recent book that Democrats say put a target on their backs US Democrats forced a delay on Thursday in a key vote on Kash Patel's nomination to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) amid a mushrooming scandal over Republican "enemies lists" allegedly drawn up to