The Senate voted 48-45 along party lines on a procedural measure setting the stage for a final confirmation vote on one of Trump’s most controversial nominees later this week

FBI Director-designate Kash Patel advanced Tuesday in a first procedural vote on the Senate floor Tuesday, with Republicans cheering that President Trump’s pick “has the votes” and will be confirmed later this week.

The U.S. Senate has advanced the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director, bringing a close ally of President Donald Trump one step closer to leading the nations top law enforcement agency. The procedural vote,

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI. Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, won the approval of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a vote to confirm a director who has called for a radical reshaping of the nation's top law enforcement agency.

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

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director.

The U.S. Senate is holding a procedural vote on Tuesday to advance Kash Patel's nomination for director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle in the confirmation of Kash Patel as the next FBI director, setting the stage for a final vote later this week. In a 48-45 party-line vote, Republicans pushed Patel’s nomination forward,