Follow live updates as President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director Kash Patel receives his final Senate vote amid criticism from Sen. Dick Durbin and Democrats.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, cleared a key procedural motion in the Senate Thursday and is now one vote away from being confirmed.

The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.