Several FBI veterans say newly confirmed director Kash Patel needs to act decisively to reform a bureau that's become to ...

FBI directors are given 10-year terms as a way to insulate them from political influence and keep them from becoming beholden to a particular president or administration.

The Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, installing a 44-year-old lawyer and vocal Trump loyalist to take the helm of the nation’s top ...