Patel scaled back his fierce criticisms of the FBI, repudiated QAnon conspiracy theories and broke with Trump on J6 pardons

Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, said during his Senate confirmation hearing he did not support granting mass clemency to Jan. 6 defendants.

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

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, faces what could be a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with questions expected over his experience level, brash rhetoric and concerns he would deploy the bureau to target the president’s foes.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel denounced political violence when the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressed him about his views on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his appearances on right-wing podcasts.

A trio of high-profile hearings took center stage on Capitol Hill on Thursday, with senators scrutinizing President Donald Trump’s most contentious remaining nominees. Director of national intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard and FBI director selection Kash Patel testified for the first time,

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order that aims to restrict automatic citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” The order Mr. Trump signed on Monday would reverse decades of precedent and affect children born to undocumented or temporary immigrants.

Editorial page editor Jim Dao sits down with Globe Opinion columnist Joan Vennochi and Globe political reporter James Pindell to discuss what Trump 2.0 might have in store.

It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.

Lawsuits challenged President Trump’s executive orders on birthright citizenship and protections for federal workers, and a church leader asked him to show “mercy.” In jails and courtrooms, high-profile Jan.