Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.

But they say not all educators have been given guidance on how to respond to ICE visits — or how to quell students’ fears about their fate.

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Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation ...

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. continued to press Patel in blistering terms over President Trump's sweeping pardons for Jan.

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Many assumed Donald Trump would be governing in a second term with no guardrails. But guardrails are in fact still there.

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...