Committee punts on Kash Patel vote as Democrats keep up the pressure

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Democrats took advantage of the rules of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to delay consideration of Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI — but broke some recent precedent in the process. While lawmakers typically do a one-week punt on Judiciary Committee votes for an variety of reasons — from opposing a bill to nominees — rarely if ever does the panel…