John Kennedy came to the defense of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to run the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Three Trump administration picks faced confirmation hearings Thursday on Capitol Hill: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard as the head of national intelligence and Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F.

Patel scaled back his fierce criticisms of the FBI, repudiated QAnon conspiracy theories and broke with Trump on J6 pardons

Vice President JD Vance discusses the Senate confirmation hearings for three of President Donald Trump's most controversial nominees on 'Hannity.'

FBI director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday split with President Trump over his blanket pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling lawmakers he rejects any violence against law enforcement. Why it matters: The rebuke of the pardon is the most high-profile yet in MAGA world.

President Donald Trump nominated fierce loyalist Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in November, calling him a “brilliant lawyer, investigator ...

One possible candidate for Wray’s role is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the ... can do that in a way that adheres to all those rules and norms, I’d like to keep doing it.” In July, tensions escalated when Trump ...

Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.

Again and again, Patel sidestepped his well-documented past as a Trump extremist who has advocated for vengeance against Trump’s political foes. He insisted he would be a neutral enforcer of the law if confirmed as FBI director. The statements, tweets, and quotes that he refused to acknowledge told a different story.

Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, said during his Senate confirmation hearing he did not support granting mass clemency to Jan. 6 defendants.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.