Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director. Patel was confirmed by the Republican-majority Senate in a 51-49 vote. Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only GOP members to oppose Patel’s confirmation.

Conservatives and Republican Party figures appear to be divided over the heated meeting between Trump and Zelensky.

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.

Democrats had complained about Patel's lack of management experience and highlighted incendiary past statements that they said called his judgment into question.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to be the next FBI director. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republicans to vote against the longtime Trump loyalist.

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director Thursday, despite Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska voting against Patel—a staunch Trump loyalist who faces opposition ...

One of the few remaining Republicans in Congress to openly clash with President Donald Trump has a book out this summer. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s “Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C.” will be published June 24.