Trump news updates: US Senate confirms Kash Patel as new FBI director

These were the updates for Thursday, February 20, 2025, as US envoy Keith Kellogg visited Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine.

Kash Patel has been criticised for past comments spreading conspiracy theories about the FBI 
Kash Patel has been criticised for past comments spreading conspiracy theories about the FBI [Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images]
By Joseph Stepansky
Published On 20 Feb 2025

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  • The United States Senate has voted 51 to 49 to confirm contentious Trump nominee Kash Patel as the next head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • The US has cancelled a planned news conference in a sign of continued tension after a meeting between President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv.