Kash Patel Sworn-In As FBI Director

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: White House Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell (C) speaks with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) before Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel's swearing in ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Patel was confirmed by the Senate 51-49, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) the only Republicans voting to oppose him. Patel was confirmed despite being a hard-line critic of the FBI, the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)