Key moderate Republican Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under Trump.

King, a fierce ally of Ukraine, criticized President Donald Trump's tone and defended the Ukrainian president's "heartfelt thanks" for U.S. support.

Susan Collins kowtows to Donald Trump with every vote she takes. And, yes, I know she voted against one or two of his unqualified, dangerous cabinet appointees but only when she knew her vote would be a safe one and the nominee had enough votes to win without hers.

It is egregious that the United States delegation to the United Nations voted against a resolution condemning Russia for its aggression in Ukraine and calling for Russia to end its occupation. How can this be interpreted any other way than Donald Trump siding with Vladimir Putin rather than our European allies?

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

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a 51-49 vote Thursday afternoon. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski cast votes against his nomination. But even with their objection,

Senator Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about how DOGE-driven firings of federal employees may impact her home state.

FOX News host Jesse Watters talked about the effect President Trump had in his first month. WATTERS: Fox News Alert: Kash Patel has been confirmed as our new FBI director in a 51 to 49 vote. Susan Collins,

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all 47 Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.

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.

The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Thursday’s vote that would place Patel atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.