Kash Patel exhibited unflinching fealty during Donald Trump’s four years out of office, standing by him during the grim days after the F.B.I. search of the president’s Florida estate in 2022.

Kash Patel has been nominated by President Trump to lead the FBI, pending Senate confirmation. Patel, who has a controversial history with the FBI and ...

That has left Trump more emboldened than ever — and with a long to-do list. He’s launched into a frenetic pace of appearances that is a dramatic departure from his predecessor, Joe Biden, who often ...