US Wiretapping opponent announced as new director of FBI
The US Senate has overwhelmingly confirmed James Comey as FBI director, elevating the one-time Justice Department official who defied efforts by George Bush’s White House to renew a warrantless eavesdropping programme.
Mr Comey was approved 93-1 after one of the Senate’s leading conservatives abruptly ended delaying tactics that had blocked a vote on the nomination.
