Pam Bondi is one step closer to becoming the next attorney general after her nomination cleared a procedural hurdle Monday. Senators voted 52-46 along party lines to approve a motion to invoke cloture on her nomination.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi on Tuesday night to become the next U.S. attorney general and lead the Justice Department during the Trump administration.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general, giving her control of a Justice Department embroiled in controversy. Bondi, a two-term attorney general in Florida,