Key moderate Republican Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under Trump.

FOX News host Jesse Watters talked about the effect President Trump had in his first month. WATTERS: Fox News Alert: Kash Patel has been confirmed as our new FBI director in a 51 to 49 vote. Susan Collins,

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) publicly expressed "concerns" over Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, but these worries amounted to absolutely nothing when they voted to confirm, according to a new article by MSNBC writer Paul Waldman.

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

Surely, moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of Maine—would consider Kennedy and Gabbard too treacherous to swallow? Nope. Collins voted to confirm both nominees,

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a 51-49 vote Thursday afternoon. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski cast votes against his nomination. But even with their objection,

Senator Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about how DOGE-driven firings of federal employees may impact her home state.

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all 47 Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.

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.

The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Thursday’s vote that would place Patel atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.

Sen. Collins is breaking ranks with many in her party by criticizing the cuts across several federal agencies.

The Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joining with Democrats in voting against his confirmation. The nomination faced intense scrutiny from Democrats on Capitol Hill who have warned that Patel is poised to use the position to seek retribution against Trump’s perceived political enemies.