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Kash Patel clears key Senate hurdle to advance toward FBI director confirmation

By Ashley Oliver
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President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, inched one step closer to confirmation on Tuesday after the Senate voted along party lines, 48-45, to advance his nomination.

All Republicans voted in favor of Patel on the key procedural vote, and lawmakers signaled that a final vote to confirm him will take place Thursday.

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