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It’s time for the Senate to vote on Kash Patel

By Christian Papillon
Published February 19, 2025 9:41am ET
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It’s time for the Senate to vote on Kash Patel
FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing. (AP)

The Senate Judiciary committee voted along party lines on Feb. 13 to advance Kash Patel’s nomination for director of the FBI.

Since then, nothing has happened to move his nomination forward. Small Business Administration nominee Kelly Loeffler and Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick both passed cloture votes last week, meaning their floor votes will almost certainly come before Patel’s.

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