Senator Dick Durbin expresses concerns over Kash Patel's qualifications and temperament for the role of FBI Director.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he plans to oppose the nomination of Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI. “Kash Patel has
Senator Dick Durbin criticizes President Donald Trump's executive actions targeting immigrants and pardoning Capitol insurrection participants.
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said the former Trump administration official had “neither the experience, the judgment or the temperament” to lead federal law enforcement.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing for President Donald Trump's nomination for FBI director, Kash Patel, next week, says the panel's top Democrat, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin. Durbin says the hearing will be Jan. 29, according to the news website Politico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)—along
Ill., the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, grilled Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, at her confirmation hearing, Under oath, she declined to clearly acknowledge President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the next secretary of State, a sign that Rubio is on a path to be confirmed
Thom Tillis might not like Patel’s previous praise for QAnon, but to pretend it doesn’t exist is to overlook a key detail about the would-be FBI director.
"Senator Rubio and I share many similar views on foreign policy and as a result, have worked closely together in the Senate to move forward with legislation regarding human rights around the world, the continued threat of China, and the recent sham election in Venezuela," Durbin said in the statement.
Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to face questions from his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at his confirmation hearing for secretary of state Wednesday.
President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Justice Department -- former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi -- appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee.