WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was heading towards a confirmation vote for Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, potentially putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by the firings of career employees seen as disloyal to the Republican president.

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.